An AI System Built by Litigators, for Litigators

About this episode

John discusses a proprietary litigation intelligence system developed by Quinn Emanuel with guest Christopher D. Kercher.

John is joined by Christopher D. Kercher, partner in Quinn Emanuel's New York office. They discuss a proprietary litigation intelligence system developed inside Quinn Emanuel — built from a practicing litigator's perspective and designed to give case teams a decisive advantage from day one. The system, known internally as a "kerchbench," works by taking a case team's documents, filings, and materials and distilling them into a structured knowledge base that mirrors how experienced litigators...

People in this episode

Host: John

Guest: Christopher D. Kercher

Topics covered

• AI in litigation
• legal technology
• case management
• litigation intelligence
• law practice innovation

Keywords

• litigation
• AI system
• case teams
• knowledge base
• legal practice

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Quinn Emanuel

Places: New York

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