Value of Investment: Amplifying the Library’s Strategic Impact in the Age of AI (Sponsored by Thomson Reuters)
Recorded On: 07/20/2026
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Generative and agentic AI are rapidly transforming legal workflows, giving you a powerful opportunity to translate your team's indispensable expertise into a compelling "value of investment" (VOI) narrative. Our panel will explore how you can highlight your central role in driving organizational success, mitigating risk, and guiding safe technology adoption, leaving you with actionable storytelling techniques to confidently showcase your library's impact and continue steering your organization's strategic vision.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
Law firm and law school librarians
TAKEAWAYS:
- Participants will be able to describe key approaches used by academic and law firm librarians to support the training and development of law students and early-career attorneys.
- Participants will be able to apply new ideas from the session to enhance or evolve training and onboarding efforts within their own organizations.
- Participants will be able to recognize methods for assessing and improving the effectiveness of training programs over time.
SPEAKERS:
- Joy M. Shoemaker, Federal 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
- Bonnie Shucha, University of Wisconsin Law School
- Leanna R. Simon, Honigman
COORDINATOR:
- Erica Kritsberg, Thomson Reuters
MODERATOR:
- Jane Lippmann, Thomson Reuters
AALL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS: Professionalism + Leadership At Every Level, Research + Analysis


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