(For those firms who did not participate in the 2026 exercise and were surprised to see report pricing jump, two points. First, we’re consciously focusing on incentives to participate in 2027. Second, I’m pleased to not that Epiq has renewed its sponsorship of the blog, which includes some report redistribution rights on their end. Details below.)

 

Our latest Sponsor Spotlight from Epiq focuses on several updates, starting with news on the survey:

Epiq Sponsors 2026-2027 Bressler Risk Blog Risk Compensation Survey Report:

• For organizations that did not participate in the 2026 survey, Epiq has secured rights to provide complimentary copies to qualified law firms.
• These are made available at the discretion of Epiq, who will likely want to chat with you.
• Report PDFs and data are internal use only.
• For more information, and to connect with Epiq directly, please use this form.

 

Also new from Epiq is this piece from longtime Intapp and Intapp Walls expert Praj Kulkarni: “Protecting Your Law Firm in the Age of AI: It’s Time To Build Walls” —

• Key Takeaway: Generative AI offers transformative value for law firms. Realizing this value requires integrating information from multiple internal repositories. This creates significant risk, including inadvertent breaches of ethical screens, non-compliance with client outside counsel guidelines (OCGs), and unauthorized internal exposure to highly sensitive firm data.
• Safely scaling AI requires sophisticated information barriers that automatically enforce complex security controls, integrate directly with leading platforms like Claude, Harvey, and Legora, and deliver defensible audit trails that satisfy clients and firm leadership alike.
• “As law firms evaluate integration and wait for other AI providers to release comparable integrations, they are taking different paths to align their data infrastructure and security models to support broader AI adoption. Three approaches, each with its own persona and call-to-action, predominate…”
• See the complete article for more detail.

 

And for those who missed it last month, see the latest from another Intapp veteran expert, Jeff Armbrecht: “As Intapp “On-Premises” Ends, Practical Guidance for Migration and Innovation” —

• “With Intapp announcing the upcoming end of life for its on-premises risk software platform, in favor of a cloud-first, cloud-only delivery model, it’s time for firms to take serious steps to develop and execute their migration plans.”
• “If your firm has adopted Intapp for new business acceptance and conflicts management, it has made a serious investment; not only in software, but also in the work building and executing the complex client evaluation and intake processes underpinning your business. It’s critical that you continue to get the experience and return you expect from those investments.”
• “Waiting or delaying migration exposes your organization to unwarranted expense and risk. With only two years left before the end of on-premises product licensing and support and only a select set of experienced technical resources available, firms must act immediately. Put otherwise, when it comes to risk management software, don’t take risks.”
• “Intapp has been telegraphing this end of life for several years. It has slowed and then ceased new functional development on the on-premises platform. That innovation energy shifts focus to the cloud offering, which has now been available for nearly a decade, and has resulted in compelling cloud-only capabilities.”
• “There’s a common misconception that the move to the cloud is an all-or-nothing leap. However, successful migrations are executed in phases, with a significant emphasis on ‘pre-cloud’ preparation. For classification purposes, this preparation can be called ‘cloud readiness,’ and the actual move as ‘cloud transition.'”
• See the complete article for more detail.