Epiq at Legalweek

As AI and advanced technologies reshape legal operations, Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) has evolved from a static cost model to a dynamic value framework. This  workshop will provide practical guidance on how corporate legal departments and law firms can measure TCO within this new context — assessing hidden costs, ROI, and strategic impact to make smarter technology investments in an era of evolving industry standards. 

Attendees will learn how to:  

• Evaluate TCO beyond traditional metrics to include efficiency, scalability, and strategic value. 
• Enable smarter resource allocation and reduce hidden costs with AI.
• Align TCO assessments with evolving client expectations and business outcomes. 

Speakers

• Jon Lavinder, Senior Director, Product Management
• Jessie Torres, Chief Strategic Counsel, McDermott Will & Emery

As AI agents increasingly replace traditional software applications, organizations are realizing greater cost efficiency, improved decision-making, enhanced competitiveness, and more streamlined legal workflows. With their ability to automate complex tasks, reason, and adapt to evolving legal requirements, AI agents represent the future of high-performing legal operations.

In a fireside chat interview, experts will share their experiences and perspectives on agentic AI. Through this session, attendees will learn how to effectively:  

• Build a strategy to integrate agentic AI into your organization’s legal operations.
• Understand how agentic systems differ from standalone LLMs
• Manage organizational change and foster a culture of adaptability as agentic AI transforms workflows and roles.  

Speakers: 

• Jessica Escalera, HSBC
• Nicole Langston, Barclays
• John Zhu, GSK  
• Jon Kessler, Vice President, Epiq  

In this hands-on sprint, you will discover that building a working Copilot agent is more achievable than you might think, even if you never considered yourself someone with the skills to create an AI agent. Through this workshop, attendees will gain practical experience that can be applied to legal use cases within their organization. 

Attendees of this workshop will: 

• Follow practical steps to create and deploy a functioning Copilot agent for contract review. 
• Identify and leverage a curated list of high-impact legal use cases to inspire future Copilot agent builds. 
• Develop the confidence and foundational skills necessary to build additional Copilot agents tailored to organizational needs. 

Speakers

• Simon Bayangos, Director, Information Governance, Epiq
• Jon Kessler, Vice President, Epiq