Chief Operating Officer Kristine McKinney on Building an Intentional Approach to AI
The American Lawyer
Chief Operating Officer Kristine McKinney shared insights with The American Lawyer about Fish & Richardson’s approach to artificial intelligence (AI) implementation and how the firm continues to refine and expand its use. She noted that AI is already being applied across a variety of tasks, helping attorneys spend more time on higher-value strategic work and client counseling. McKinney also highlighted the firm's integrative approach, including an AI tools committee focused on identifying use cases and structured training to support attorneys in building practical fluency in AI tools.
Excerpt: “By carefully evaluating and piloting tools before scaling them, we aim to avoid unnecessary spend and ensure that adoption is tied to productivity and quality gains,”