Episode 5: Navigating AI & Digital and successfully implementing strategy in law firms

In episode five, LOPSided Podcast host John O'Donoghue is joined by Alex Smith (Senior Director at iManage) to discuss navigating AI & Digital and successfully implementing digital strategy.

The podcast covers key topics including:

• The differences between working in a law firm and in a world leading legal tech firm.
• What is the main thing law firms get wrong when deciding whether to buy or build tech.
• Are businesses bolting AI onto anything and everything?
• Is misinformation being shared around AI in Legal, by people over-estimating their knowledge in this space?
• Are law firms doing enough around responsible usage of AI
• There are current trends on law firms focussing on their data, does this align with buyer habits that you're seeing in the market?
• Advice for professionals tasked with procuring AI or digital tools for their firms
• Getting the tech implementation team right from the outset.
• Will lawyers be obsolete by 2035?
• Do law firms generally have large skill and knowledge gaps when it comes to AI?
• If law firms truly understood the potential of their data, would they be investing more into harnessing it to understand their business better?

 

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