Alok Abhishek
Director of product management, Aderant
As a leader driving AI innovation across the legal industry, Aderant has implemented a multifaceted approach to building AI — giving legal professionals their very own superpower to bolster profitability, efficiency, and compliance.
• AI across Aderant’s product suite: MADDI, Aderant’s powerful AI virtual associate, is more than a chatbot — it’s a game-changer. Whether optimising financial health, cashflow, profitability, operational efficiency, decision intelligence and compliance, or the seamless generation of time entries, this powerful AI solution enhances multiple processes across the business of law.
• Powerful data and extensive training: Aderant’s approach to building AI encompasses four key components — a robust data strategy, the development and implementation of advanced AI models, the measurement of critical performance and quality KPIs, and a commitment to continuous improvement. This holistic approach ensures every aspect of AI integration is meticulously planned and executed, driving efficiency, productivity, and continuous innovation.
• Security and privacy: At Aderant we are committed to upholding the highest standards of data privacy and protection in the development of AI capabilities. We do not use any confidential, intellectual property, personally identifiable, or sensitive information for machine learning model training. We leverage only aggregated, synthetic, or customer-partnered data, all processed within stringent guardrails to ensure data security and privacy.
Our data strategy emphasises rigorous quality management, including automated checks, masking, anonymisation, and filtering, ensuring security and compliance.
• Ethical responsibility: AI is accelerating how firms automate complex tasks, uncover actionable insights, and make strategic decisions. But AI must be built with a human-centric approach that empowers legal professionals because they are the driving force of every law firm. The success of AI across the legal industry lies in an approach where technology amplifies human capabilities.
Aderant is committed to empowering law firms with AI technology that enables them to navigate this transformative era with confidence. The future of legal tech is not just promising, it’s here. It’s important that this technology is built with the evolving needs of law firms and legal professionals in mind.