CHICAGO, March 25, 2025 — Artificial intelligence, cloud-based practice management, data privacy and e-discovery will be among the hot topics at the American Bar Association TECHSHOW 2025, which spotlights the most useful and practical technologies available in the legal industry, April 2-5 in Chicago.
The conference, now in its 40th year, brings together legal professionals, technology experts and industry leaders to explore the latest innovations shaping the future of law. Attendees will have the opportunity to engage with hands-on workshops, insightful panel discussions and keynote presentations from some of the most influential voices in the industry.
What:
ABA TECHSHOW 2025
Sponsored by the ABA Law Practice Division
When:
Wednesday-Saturday, April 2-5
Where:
Hyatt Regency McCormick Place Chicago
2233 S. Martin Luther King Dr.
Chicago, Illinois
Sci-fi novelist and technology activist Cory Doctorow will be the keynote speaker on April 3 at 8:40 a.m. CDT. Doctorow is a special consultant to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, a nonprofit civil liberties group that defends freedom in technology law, policy, standards and treaties, and a visiting professor of practice at the University of North Carolina’s School of Library and Information Science.
For the ninth consecutive year, ABA TECHSHOW will host the Startup Pitch Competition, which will kick off on April 2 at 5 p.m. CDT. Fifteen legal startups will face off in the competition, judged by TECHSHOW attendees who will pick the most innovative startup for the year.
Other program highlights include the following sessions:
- “AI and Access to Justice: Paradigm Shift or Shiny Object?”
- “Legal Technology Regulation: Lessons Learned in Cloud Technology Innovation”
- “E-Discovery Challenges in Small Business Litigation”
- “Waking Up to a New Era: Preparing for the Legal Landscape of Tomorrow”
- “Fostering a Thriving Remote Culture in Law Firms: Strategies for Success”
- “The Future of Cybersecurity in the Legal Industry: Trends to Watch”
- “Filing to Verdict: How Tech & AI are Redefining Court Interactions”
- “Judicial Perspectives on Generative AI: Ethical Use, Disclosure and Expectations in the Courtroom”
- “Legal Tech Year in Review: Top Stories and Future Trends”
The complete ABA TECHSHOW 2025 schedule can be viewed here.
This event is open to members of the press. For media registration, please contact Barbranda Walls at [email protected].
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