of the President Report An Exciting Evolution From programs to publications, and podcasts to short-form videos, PLI has evolved in recent years to become a full-spectrum provider of essential and engaging learning content. In 2025, we made strides to further innovate and expand our offerings and audiences. Learning About — and With — AI As AI transforms the legal and business landscape, programs related to the topic continue to be among our most popular: Registrations for this program type grew by 50% in the past year, with popular courses covering up-to-the- minute regulatory changes as well as practical use cases. In collaboration with the American Arbitration Association, we released an innovative course for law firm leaders looking to implement generative AI strategies within their organizations. Looking to harness AI efficiently and ethically to enhance our business and customer experience, we released our Ruby chatbot, available 24/7 on our website to answer common questions on topics such as CLE requirements and account information. Our teams also have used AI to generate illustrations of hypotheticals in programs, allowing us to engage learners while enabling faculty and PLI staff to enhance their presentations. We have been careful to approach AI strategically and proactively; in doing so, we have positioned PLI as a thought leader in this space, offering unique content such as our AI and the Future of Law podcast, along with our first Substack newsletter, Unprecedented: Exploring the Future of the Legal Profession.
Reflecting this strategic approach, in 2025 we established an Innovation Council of leaders from the legal and corporate sectors, and hired PLI’s first Director of Innovation, who immediately set out to work on ways to democratize the use of emerging technologies throughout PLI. New Formats and Learners Recognizing that our customers are eager to learn in a variety of formats, we have launched a variety of new products including our first audiobook, Breaking
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Our Members have responded well to our growing collection of bite-sized learning opportunities, such as The Well-Rounded Lawyer, a series featuring actionable insights on mindfulness and positive psychology, and Career Milestones, offering testimonials and advice from lawyers at various professional stages. I am grateful to be part of an organization serving an engaged, curious, and motivated community of Privileged and Pro Bono Members, and appreciate the many volunteer contributors and PLI staff who make this learning possible. Thanks also to our Board of Trustees for their guidance. It is exciting and fulfilling to lead PLI during such a transformative time — and I look forward to sharing more successes in the coming year.
Ground: How Successful Women Lawyers Build Thriving Practices,
recorded with author Deborah Farone; as well as a digital version of PLI Press’s Transfer Pricing Answer Book that offers readers CPE credit on the successful completion of Q&A modules. We were proud to team up with Stanford Law School to produce and distribute Under Review with Alex Su , our first CLE-accredited video series, featuring conversations with practitioners, academics, and changemakers on topics at the intersection of law and business. Over the past year, we have expanded our outreach to an audience who will enjoy a relationship with PLI well into the future: law students. In addition to our Law School Hub, which offers curated content for students and their schools, last year we launched the How to Navigate Law School podcast. This outreach ensures that PLI reaches all the learners who can benefit from our content, including professionals in Privileged Member organizations who may not need CLE, such as those in professional development, legal recruiting, and business development and marketing.
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