Law://WhatsNext
Law://WhatsNext
Podcast Description
How are leading practitioners leveraging emerging technologies and ways of working to pursue their passion and objectives, and as a by product what are the implications for the future of legal practice? Let’s explore this together. What to expect:
- Focused conversations with leading practitioners; technologists and educators
- Deep dives into the intersection of law, technology, and organisational behaviour
- Practical analysis and visualisation of how AI is augmenting our potential- Insights from adjacent industries that might inform our own
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The podcast explores themes such as responsible AI governance, geopolitical risk, access to justice, and innovative legal technology. Episodes include in-depth discussions on AI ethics with experts like Hadassah Drukarch and AI applications in the justice system with guests such as Steph Needleman, showcasing practical analysis on how AI can augment legal practices.
How are leading practitioners leveraging emerging technologies and ways of working to pursue their passion and objectives, and as a by product what are the implications for the future of legal practice? Let’s explore this together. What to expect:
– Focused conversations with leading practitioners; technologists and educators
– Deep dives into the intersection of law, technology, and organisational behaviour
– Practical analysis and visualisation of how AI is augmenting our potential
– Insights from adjacent industries that might inform our own
In this quarterly deep-dive, we reconnect with Peter Duffy, the brilliant mind behind the Legal Tech Trends newsletter, for our regular temperature check on what's actually happening in the legal technology landscape.
Peter's ability to cut through the hype and identify real trends, combined with his practical experience helping organisations actually adopt AI, makes this a masterclass in separating signal from noise.
Whether you're trying to understand why adoption is lagging despite the excitement, wondering about the strategic implications of billion-dollar acquisitions, or simply want to understand what Silicon Valley's sudden fascination with legal really means, this conversation hopefully delivers some insight.
The episode kicks off with a sobering look at AI adoption across the legal profession, and the numbers might surprise you. Peter walks us through recent surveys from Bain and BCG that paint a picture quite different from the hype we're all hearing about at conferences/or on LinkedIn.
The acquisition and partnership landscape is absolutely wild right now, and we break down the strategic implications of:
Clio's $1 billion acquisition of vLex
Eudia's acquisition of the Irish ALSP Johnson Hanna
Harvey's strategic alliance with LexisNexis
We end discussing some personal topics of interest, including:
Y Combinator's explicit call-out for startups to build ”full stack AI companies” – using law firms as their prime example;
the implications of the recent order in the New York Times v. OpenAI case
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Best, Alex & Tom
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