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Ep. 26 17 March 2026

The Law Firm With No Billable Hours

J.P. Mohler

Episode with J.P. Mohler, Co-Founder of General Legal, a YC-backed AI-native law firm, on rethinking commercial contracts through flat-fee pricing, AI-first workflows, lawyer oversight, and faster turnaround. A practical discussion on legal tech, law firm economics, and client expectations.

The Trust Problem in Legal Tech: You Only Get One Shot
Ep. 25 7 March 2026

The Trust Problem in Legal Tech: You Only Get One Shot

with Kaj Rozga

Kaj Rozga (16+ years across government, BigLaw, in-house) on how GenAI changes the value proposition and why trust is easy to lose. We cover pilot strategy, workflow fit, champions, internal capacity, existing tools vs new vendors, and a sober view of how fast the legal market will actually shift.

AI Won’t Solve Your Conflicts: A Mediator’s Reality Check
Ep. 24 28 February 2026

AI Won’t Solve Your Conflicts: A Mediator’s Reality Check

with Gayk Ayvazyan

Gayk Ayvazyan, corporate lawyer and a mediator discusses how the pace AI creates is generating a new category of conflict, why mediation may be one of the last professional contexts where AI hits a hard wall, and what a decade of working with founders teaches you about the gap between signing up for a tool and actually using it.

Garfield AI: World's First Regulated AI-Native Law Firm
Ep. 23 21 February 2026

Garfield AI: World's First Regulated AI-Native Law Firm

with Philip Young

What happens when a litigator also thinks like a builder? Philip Young, CEO & Co-Founder of Garfield AI, explains how they built a regulated AI-driven legal service for small debt recovery. We dive into why legal automation succeeds only when the workflow is structured, bounded, and designed around real court stages and talk about systems engineering vs legal process, why advocacy should stay human, and how a regulated AI law firm thinks about safety and accountability.

EU AI Act, GDPR, NIST: Making Sense of Europe's AI Rulebook
Ep. 22 14 February 2026

EU AI Act, GDPR, NIST: Making Sense of Europe's AI Rulebook

with Dr. Dusan Pavlovic

AI governance & regulation by technology with Dr. Dusan Pavlovic (REA Independent Ethics Expert; UNDP AI advisor; data protection specialist). We discuss why enforcement is hard, why standards matter, why autonomy changes accountability, and why transparency is the limiting constraint in legal grade AI.

Most Law Firms Don't Have a Real AI Strategy (And How to Fix It)
Ep. 21 7 February 2026

Most Law Firms Don't Have a Real AI Strategy (And How to Fix It)

with Eve Vlemincx

Law firm AI strategy is mostly cosmetics. In this podcast, Eve Vlemincx (Stanford GSB facilitator, HBR Advisory Council, author “The Legal SHIFT”) explains what real strategy looks like: incentives, culture, governance, and why 70% of AI rollouts fail in law. If you’re a managing partner trying to separate AI governance from AI theatre, this is an episode worth watching.

From PwC to Boutique: Law Firm That Builds Its Own Tools
Ep. 20 31 January 2026

From PwC to Boutique: Law Firm That Builds Its Own Tools

with Luke Pigram

Big Law has ideas. Boutique firms have speed. And Sierra Legal has an unfair advantage: lawyers who can actually build legal software. In this podcast, Luke Pigram breaks down how a remote-first firm built its own control center and added AI only after the operational foundations were in place. This episode covers internal legal ops automation, secure GenAI use, and what real adoption looks like beyond prompt libraries and vendor hype.

Gender Bias, Deepfakes & AI Harm: What Lawyers Need to Know
Ep. 19 24 January 2026

Gender Bias, Deepfakes & AI Harm: What Lawyers Need to Know

with Jean Gan

In this episode, I sit down with Jean Gan, Senior In-House Legal Counsel and founder of Global Legal AI and AIgnite Women, to talk about AI governance from the inside. We cover why legal responsibility can’t be delegated to tools and how in-house teams should think about AI risk before adoption.

The Legal AI Vendor Checklist Law Firms Don’t Use
Ep. 18 17 January 2026

The Legal AI Vendor Checklist Law Firms Don’t Use

with Elgar Weijtmans

Legal AI isn't magic. Elgar Weijtmans, Head of Technology at HVG Law explains how most vendors use the same AI models. We cover what actually matters under the hood, ISO/SOC2 claims, agent risks&pitfalls and how law firms should audit legal tech vendors.

AI Governance Explained: How Law Firms Can Stay Compliant Without Slowing Down
Ep. 17 10 January 2026

AI Governance Explained: How Law Firms Can Stay Compliant Without Slowing Down

with Neil Jennings

Neil Jennings, founder of GLF Strategic Compliance, breaks down AI governance, privacy risk, and cross-border regulation. We discuss AI not being a silver bullet, California vs EU AI rules, shadow AI, bias, dark patterns, and how firms should define purpose, risk tolerance, and governance before adopting AI.

Designing the New Legal Operating Model
Ep. 16 3 January 2026

Designing the New Legal Operating Model

with Vaishali Gopal

In this conversation, Vaishali Gopal, VP of legal innovation at Counselect, shares a practical approach to legal ops transformation: business alignment, process-first design, data/knowledge foundations, automation vs AI, contract playbooks, change management, and build vs buy for legal tech.

Why Legal AI Adoption Is Failing (And What Actually Works)
Ep. 15 27 December 2025

Why Legal AI Adoption Is Failing (And What Actually Works)

with Lindsay Kim Chung

Legal AI for corporate investigations. Lindsay Kim Chung, CEO and founder of TensorCase on evidence review, investigation workflows beyond chatbots, explainable AI outputs, and secure handling of sensitive compliance data.

How Legal Tech Helps Legal Teams Grow Faster (Data, AI Tools, and More)
Ep. 14 20 December 2025

How Legal Tech Helps Legal Teams Grow Faster (Data, AI Tools, and More)

with Martin Ertl & Kurt Collins

Conversation with Martin Ertl (CEO) and Kurt Collins (Chief of Staff) from Recital on why contract and legal AI tools fail when they pull lawyers out of Word and email.

The Big Mistake Every Legal Team Makes when it Comes to using AI
Ep. 13 13 December 2025

The Big Mistake Every Legal Team Makes when it Comes to using AI

with Bo Kinloch

CLMs, Power Automate, and custom AI. What actually works for legal teams, and what just adds noise.

The Future of Legal Teams and Law Firms in the Age of AI
Ep. 12 6 December 2025

The Future of Legal Teams and Law Firms in the Age of AI

with Lev Loukhton

Former BigLaw M&A partner Lev Loukhton explains how AI is reshaping law firms, from adoption pressures to real-world value. Lev left the practice to become a legal tech investor, founder of GrayHair Venture Partners and in this conversation, we cover data foundations, privacy tradeoffs, and what separates winning legal tech from hype.

AI Data Security: The One Thing Every Lawyer Gets Wrong
Ep. 11 29 November 2025

AI Data Security: The One Thing Every Lawyer Gets Wrong

with Stephen Currie

A lawyer explains AI risks, data threats, and what firms must fix before using GenAI. With Stephen Currie.

Can AI Really Handle Legal Redaction Better Than Humans?
Ep. 10 22 November 2025

Can AI Really Handle Legal Redaction Better Than Humans?

with Willie Zhou

AI for eDiscovery & redaction: reliable LLM systems, human-in-loop review, risk control with Willie Zhou, founder of Redacto.

Only Use AI in Your Legal Firm AFTER Doing This
Ep. 9 15 November 2025

Only Use AI in Your Legal Firm AFTER Doing This

with Frode Nilssen

Cloud Act, GDPR, RAG & offline legal AI: building safer law firm systems with Frode Nilssen.

AI for Lawyers: ChatGPT, Guardrails, and Hallucinations
Ep. 8 8 November 2025

AI for Lawyers: ChatGPT, Guardrails, and Hallucinations

with Sara Pfrommer

How one appellate lawyer uses ChatGPT without hallucinated cases or shortcuts (public data only!).

The Real Fix for AI Hallucinations in Law
Ep. 7 1 November 2025

The Real Fix for AI Hallucinations in Law

with Ali Mohammed

Legal AI without hallucinations & Ali Mohammed: workflows, citation checks & email-first tools.

He Automated 90% of Legal Work Without AI, Here's How
Ep. 6 25 October 2025

He Automated 90% of Legal Work Without AI, Here's How

with Justin Turman

Legal ops for law firms & in-house counsel with Justin Turman. Data, processes, and workflows.

AI Automation Use Cases in the Legal Industry w/Knut-Magnar Aanestad (Saga Legal)
Ep. 5 18 October 2025

AI Automation Use Cases in the Legal Industry w/Knut-Magnar Aanestad (Saga Legal)

with Knut-Magnar Aanestad

Knut-Magnar Aanestad (Saga Legal) on AI discipline, legal reasoning & workflow automation.

Buying Legal AI: A Founder Explains What Actually Works
Ep. 4 11 October 2025

Buying Legal AI: A Founder Explains What Actually Works

with Srinidhi Ranganathan

Srinidhi Ranganathan on legal tech: AI wrappers, hallucinations, data privacy in legal AI tools.

AI Adoption in the Legal Space, Best Practices to Follow
Ep. 3 4 October 2025

AI Adoption in the Legal Space, Best Practices to Follow

with Jason T. Marett

Legal AI adoption with Jason Marett: data hygiene, governance, insurance, and malpractice risks.

Legal Research Breakthroughs: Building Reliable AI for Court Decisions
Ep. 2 27 September 2025

Legal Research Breakthroughs: Building Reliable AI for Court Decisions

with Luka Jakopovic

From data scientist to legal AI founder: Luka Jakopovic, founder of Mikai, legal research tool.

Making AI Useful in Law: Data, Process, and Evaluation
Ep. 1 20 September 2025

Making AI Useful in Law: Data, Process, and Evaluation

with Emma Kelly

AI legal tech expert Emma Kelly on eDiscovery evolution, firm adoption & safe AI evaluation.

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