Meeting & Event Information

Speaker:  Ken Purce

Topic:  The Rising Costs of Legal Research AI Upgrades: What Your Vendor Isn't Telling You
Law firms are facing aggressive pitches for AI upgrades from Westlaw, Lexis, and other legal research platforms. Vendors promise transformation, but proposals vary wildly in scope and pricing structure. Drawing on Research Contract Consultants' analysis of thousands of legal research contracts, this session reveals what firms are actually paying, where proposals hide costs, and what questions leadership should demand answers to before committing budget. We'll expose the pricing patterns and common traps that make legal research AI upgrades needlessly expensive—and show how independent contract review has saved firms millions in unnecessary spending. You'll leave with a practical checklist of questions to ask vendors, red flags to watch for, and strategies to protect your budget while still getting the capabilities your attorneys need.

About Ken Purce, Esq.
Ken Purce is principal and founder of Research Contract Consultants (RCC).   RCC helps law firms understand their legal research needs, make informed decisions about their legal research choices, and obtain best-in-market contracts.  RCC clients benefit from Ken’s leadership and invaluable 20+ years of expertise and unique insights in the legal research market, derived from his 15+ years at LexisNexis as the Vice President of Sales as well as his time as an attorney in New York where he practiced civil and criminal law.  Ken brings this deep understanding of law firm and attorneys’ needs as well as legal research vendors’ business models to help law firms achieve the right mix of tools at the right price. Contact Information: 

Ken Purce, Esq.
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