News | October 17, 2025
Secretariat Experts Receive Recognition in Lexology Index Thought Leaders – USA 2026
Secretariat is proud to share that 11 of our experts have been named as USA Thought Leaders in Lexology Index’s 2026 listing.
February 13, 2025
Secretariat is proud to be sponsoring the ACEDS Third Annual Artificial Intelligence Survey. This represents a unique opportunity to assess the state of AI adoption in the legal industry and identify both opportunities and obstacles for the road ahead. With each passing year, this survey has provided invaluable guidance for legal professionals navigating a rapidly evolving technological landscape.
We invite you to reflect on your own experiences. What changes have you observed in the use of AI in e-discovery and document review? Have you used GenAI for your work and how do you think GenAI will shape the future of our industry? Join the conversation and to share your thoughts as we uncover the latest insights.
Help Shape the Future of Legal AI — Take the 3rd Annual AI Survey
In this survey we will be examining the role of AI in e-discovery, document review, and investigations, including the growing impact of Generative AI (GenAI). Previous surveys have provided meaningful insights into AI adoption, and we look forward to discovering what new trends come out of this year’s findings.
With these historical insights in mind, the forthcoming 2025 survey promises to shed light on new and evolving trends in AI’s role in e-discovery, document review and investigations, including:
Previous surveys uncovered unexpected issues and insights including:
A troubling pattern of poorly constructed Electronically Stored Information (ESI) agreements came out in both the 2023 and 2024 surveys. These agreements have often led to significant downstream issues, including not foreseeing future data types and by increasing costs by agreeing to restrictive document review protocols. The findings emphasized the need for more careful negotiation and drafting of ESI protocols to minimize complications and disputes later in discovery.
Last year’s survey found that law firms were using AI for discovery activities at much faster rates than corporations. The finding was surprising but the focus groups we conducted after completing previous surveys gave us some unique insights, including the explosion of data and new data types being generated because of the Pandemic. This gap raised important questions about how in-house legal departments could better leverage AI to streamline processes and reduce reliance on outside counsel.
2023 Report
“Over 80% of survey respondents [in 2023] said they had used AIML in document review in the last twelve months…and there was consensus that the technology worked and saved money…”
2024 Report
“Corporations are less involved in AI e-discovery activities…Law firms are overwhelmed with the amount and complexity of new data [and] they embrace AI in e-discovery…”
Help Shape the Future of Legal AI — Take the 3rd Annual AI Survey
Secretariat Experts Receive Recognition in Lexology Index Thought Leaders – USA 2026
Secretariat is proud to share that 11 of our experts have been named as USA Thought Leaders in Lexology Index’s 2026 listing.
Tamika Tremaglio Named as One of the Most Powerful Women in Washington by Washingtonian Magazine
Secretariat Managing Director Tamika Tremaglio has been named as one of the Most Powerful Women in Washington by Washingtonian Magazine.
87 Secretariat Professionals Named in Lexology Index 2025 Consulting Expert Reports
Secretariat is pleased to share that 87 of our experts have been named in the Lexology Index 2025 Consulting Expert Reports series, achieving recognition as global industry leaders across several key categories.