Courting Change: AI & the future of trial courts

Haven't heard of agentic AI? You probably will soon, as it's already beginning to be integrated into professional services software across the board. Coming off of the Thomson Reuters Institute's Emerging Technology and Generative AI Forum, conference speaker Joe Kendall, the AI Director of Product Management at law firm DLA Piper, breaks down how agentic AI automates workflows, how agentic AI differs from generative AI, and why the term agentic AI is already getting muddied, despite its implications being very real.

The latest episode of our Clarity on Tech podcast continues our limited series Courting Change with two U.S. district court judges — Maritza Braswell of Colorado and Allison Goddard of the Southern District of California, exploring the impact of AI on the justice system and on access to justice. The pair share their experiences and insights on the potential benefits and risks of AI in the courts, including its ability to improve efficiency, reduce costs, and increase fairness.

In our latest Clarity on Tech podcast, Judge Maritza Braswell and Judge Pamela Gates explore how AI currently is being integrated into trial courts and the potential future applications for it. The judges discuss the promising uses of AI for administrative tasks and improving access to justice, while also addressing concerns about overreliance, the risk of AI influencing judicial outcomes, and maintaining public trust in court decisions.

In the latest Clarity podcast, Thomson Reuters' Will Strickland and Jenifer Fernandez are joined by trade expert Ryan Bialas, Director of Global Trade Compliance for Thermo Fisher Scientific, to explore how technology tools and innovative strategies are helping businesses mitigate the impacts of tariffs and how trade professionals can navigate changing tariff policies.

In the latest Clarity podcast, the Thomson Reuters Institute's Rabihah Butler speaks with Aaron Frye of Lucid Point Consulting about the importance of having organizations accurately document and report fraud losses to better ensure transparency and accountability. The podcast highlights best practices for tracking fraudulent activities, gathering evidence, and communicating key findings to relevant stakeholders.

Hosted by Raghu Ramanathan, President of Legal Professionals at Thomson Reuters, the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel emphasizes the innovations that are transforming the legal profession, and features, from Frost Brown Todd, Cindy Thurston Bare, chief data and innovation officer, and Kayla Kotila, senior knowledge and research services manager, who elaborate on how they are utilizing AI and promoting its integration throughout the firm. 

In the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, we discuss how alternative legal services providers (ALSPs) are playing an increasing and evolving role in the delivery of legal services. In the podcast, TRI's Zach Warren and Marcus Belanger look at some of the key findings from TRI's recent 2025 ALSP Report, including the ways law firms and corporate law departments are leveraging ALSPs.      

In the latest episode of our limited series, Revolutionizing Rights: AI and the Future of Legal Equality, featured on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights podcast channel, we speak with TRI's Rabihah Butler and Zach Warren and look back on the lessons learned from this series and the current state of AI in the courts.    

In the latest podcast on the Thomson Reuters Institute (TRI) Insights channel, we discuss tech debt, which may not be the type of debt you're used to from finance, but its implications can be dangerous to law firms and other businesses all the same. In the podcast, TRI's Zach Warren and Bryce Engelland delve into the concept of tech debt and its implications for the legal industry, discussing how tech debt arises from short-term technological decisions and the importance of managing it to avoid long-term costs.

In the latest episode of our limited series, Revolutionizing Rights: AI and the Future of Legal Equality, featured on the Thomson Reuters Institute Insights podcast channel, we speak with Judge Tanya Kennedy, Associate Justice of the Appellate Division of the First Department of New York, about the application of AI and the essential education required to adequately prepare the judiciary.