People in Legal

People in Legal - Andrew, Chantal, David, Grace, Jonathan, Roni, Tim

“People in Legal: Stories and Insights from the Human Side of the Legal Tech Industry." Join us as we explore the personal journeys, challenges, and triumphs of professionals in law, legal tech, education, and academia. Each episode features candid conversations with industry experts, sharing their unique career paths and growth stories. We'll uncover tales of resilience, mentorship, ethical dilemmas, and career-defining moments. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, “People in Legal” offers inspiration and insights for everyone.

  1. 18h ago

    Beth Thompson on Built-In AI, Operational Readiness & Legal Tech’s Next Year | ILTACON 2026

    𝗧𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺? 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲. At #ILTACON2026, Tim Kenney sat down with Beth Thompson, VP of Market Strategy and Legal Evangelism at Actionstep. Beth has 34 years in the business and has worked inside law firms, at software companies and in professional services. A few highlights: 💰 There's never been a more exciting time to be in legal tech, or more money in the room. 🧩 AI that meets people where they are. Actionstep built AI into the platform, so it works alongside you and you don't need to learn to write prompts. ⚠️ AI on bad data and broken processes doesn't fix anything. It just speeds up the problem and makes it more obvious. 🛠️ Built in, not bolted on. Fewer points of failure, and taking time to watch the market helped them avoid others' mistakes. 🔮 Her prediction for next year: less fear, more confidence, and lawyers using AI to free up time for their highest-value work. Thanks Beth for another great conversation on People in Legal. 👉 Follow peopleinlegal.com for more stories!

  2. 1d ago

    Roderick Lucas on Global Legal Data, MCP & the AI Multiplier Effect | Legal Geek 2026

    𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺? At #LegalGeek2026, Redmond Lee met with Roderick Lucas, Founder and CEO of Moonlit, which brings official legal sources from around the world together into one global knowledge graph. A few highlights: 🛠️ Building has become easier. Firms now buy some tools and build their own niche ones, and those tools need good data. 🌍 Legal practice is going global, moving past the old national silos. 🔌 Meet users where they work. Instead of pulling people onto another platform, Moonlit delivers its data through API and MCP into the tools lawyers already use, including Claude and ChatGPT. 📚 Why not do it yourself? Collecting the data is only the start. The real value is in standardising citations across jurisdictions and adding nicknames and acronyms for laws and cases. 🚀 The multiplier effect is real. A team of 17 people is doing the work of 170. Thanks Roderick for a short but sharp conversation on People in Legal, and for the verified beers. 🍺

  3. 4d ago

    Danny Evans on AI-Native Practice Management & Launching Aster | Legal Geek 2026

    𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸, 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁? At #LegalGeek2026, Redmond Lee sat down with Danny Evans, Chief Commercial Officer and one of the four co-founders of Matterbee. Matterbee is an 𝗔𝗜-𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝗮𝗹𝗲𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗰𝗲. A few highlights: 🔧 Firms are in control. Adding a field used to mean weeks of waiting on a vendor. In Matterbee, it takes three minutes and no code. 💡 The mindset shift: the team was unsure about chat interfaces, until they ran their own business through Claude and ChatGPT and saw how productive it was. 🐝 Aster launched at Legal Geek. It’s an AI assistant that doesn’t just answer questions but actually operates Matterbee, from onboarding and drafting through to logging time and preparing WIP. 📈 Seven law firms signed in around 12 months, with their CTO doing the work of six or seven people with AI's help. 🤝 Their first hire is a business analyst from a firm they pitched to, who loved the product so much she kept in touch until she could join. Follow peopleinlegal.com for more stories! #LegalTech #LegalGeek #PeopleInLegal #LegalAI #PracticeManagement

  4. 5d ago

    Aidan Hawes on Trusted Legal AI, Clio’s Ecosystem & Rethinking Workflows | Legal Geek 2026

    𝗜𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗳𝘆 𝗮𝗻 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘄𝗲𝗿, 𝗶𝘁 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗔𝗜. At #LegalGeek2026, Redmond Lee met with Aidan Hawes, Director of Sales, EMEA at Clio. Aidan has been coming to LegalGeek for years, through two acquisitions and three companies, all without leaving the business he started at: Justis, then vLex, and now Clio. A few highlights: 📚 AI needs to be grounded in primary and secondary law. Fifty years of aggregated case law, legislation and commentary lets lawyers click straight through to the original source. ⚖️ The business of law and the practice of law are coming together. Practice management and Vincent AI now sit in one ecosystem. 🔄 The real bottleneck isn't the tech. For AI to work, firms need to be willing to rip up the rule book and rethink the workflow from start to finish. 🤝 Trust is the foundation. That's why Clio is hiring more subject matter experts in legal, accounting and compliance. #LegalTech #LegalGeek #PeopleInLegal #LegalAI #Clio

  5. 6d ago

    Daryl Fitzpatrick on Legal Tech Training and adoption | ILTACON 2026

    𝗙𝗶𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵. 𝗪𝗵𝗼 𝘁𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁? At #ILTACON2026, David Woolstencroft sat down with Daryl Fitzpatrick, Chief Revenue Officer at Intellek, which provides learning technology for law firms from 100 people up to the AmLaw 100. A few highlights: 🎓 Training is now part of the conversation from the start. AI has made education a priority for everyone. 🛠️ Intellek Create shows people how to complete a task inside the application itself, so there's no need to watch a video and then try to repeat it. 🤝 Vendors get firms up and running, but what happens after the consultants leave? Intellek helps vendors keep educating their clients. 🚀 Onboarding is a priority. The faster new hires get up to speed, the faster they become productive. ✨ LMS V4 launched at ILTACON, with a new dashboard and AI search across content. Intellek's mission in two words: educate and empower. #LegalTech #ILTACON #PeopleInLegal #LegalTraining #ChangeManagement

  6. Oct 27

    David Malkinson on AI Strategy, Data Foundations & Measuring ROI | ILTACON 2026

    "𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗔𝗜 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆. 𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆." At #ILTACON2026, David Woolstencroft sat down with David Malkinson, founder of SIGNL, an independent AI advisory for law firms based in the UK. His message: rolling out a tool isn't a strategy, because your clients probably have the same one. 🥦 Eat your vegetables first. Measure and set incentives before rollout, not after. 📂 Your data was built for humans, not robots. AI needs structure and metadata to find its way around. 💸 Few firms can tie token costs to a matter yet, so they can't recharge them or prove ROI. 👥 Start with the managing partner and CFO, not the tech. The exam question every firm needs to answer: how does your use of AI benefit your clients? The first firms to answer it well will win.

  7. Oct 26

    Danielle Captain-Webb on First Nations Pathways

    "𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗲." On the latest episode of People in Legal, David Woolstencroft sat down with Danielle Captain-Webb, a Wiradjuri and Gomeroi woman. She is Solicitor Advocate leading Legal Aid NSW's statewide Coronial Inquest Unit, First Nations Practitioner-in-Residence at The University of Sydney Law School, and the first Aboriginal person elected to the Council of The Law Society of NSW. Danielle grew up in a farming family where no one had been to university. She had her heart set on joining the police. Then her dad picked up a law application at an Indigenous Careers Expo and kept at her until she applied. She came in through a pre-law bridging program, and the rest is history. It wasn't easy, though. After law school, the cost of PLT and admission was out of reach for a young working mum. Without support from the Mum Shirl Fund, she wouldn't have been admitted. That experience drove her to help bring the Indigenous Solicitors Foundation to life. It was first dreamed up more than a decade ago and launched during NAIDOC Week in July, with Danielle as one of its Directors. The Foundation helps First Nations law students and lawyers overcome the financial and cultural barriers to entering and staying in the profession. Why it matters: after a decade of decline, Indigenous solicitors now make up less than 1% of NSW lawyers. Right now there isn't a single practising female First Nations barrister in the state. Without a pipeline, there's no path to the bench. If you're a law firm or a supplier to the legal industry, the Foundation is looking for partners and donors. It's a way to make a real difference without building a program of your own. Learn more about the Indigenous Solicitors Foundation, apply for support, or get involved as a partner or donor here 👇https://www.lawsociety.com.au/indigenous_solicitors_foundation All donations go directly to the Foundation. The Law Society of NSW covers all overhead and admin costs.

  8. Oct 22

    Chris Cangero on DocStyle AI, MCP & the Future of Document Formatting | ILTACON 2026

    𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘂𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝘆 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴? At #ILTACON2026, David Woolstencroft sat down with Chris Cangero, co-founder of DocStyle, who has spent 25 years in legal tech. He grew up with Wang terminals in the family garage, and he and co-founder Adrian Bailey have now bootstrapped the business for almost 17 years. Their latest launch is DocStyle AI. It connects their mature document tools to the LLM of your choice through an MCP server. The interesting part is how they got there. Their first attempt was to build AI into the product. Three months in, they scrapped it and started over. Now the LLM handles the conversation, and DocStyle's deterministic tools do the precise work. The result: you can say "style this in our house template and add a table of contents using level one headings only" and it gets done. You don't need to know which button to press. In their internal benchmarks, it's 99.3% more token efficient than using an LLM on its own, and a full paper is coming soon. Chris's message to firms was clear: don't replace your word processing teams. Free them up for the documents only they can fix, and let lawyers handle the other 80% themselves, even at midnight. #LegalTech #ILTACON #PeopleInLegal #LegalAI #DocumentAutomation

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“People in Legal: Stories and Insights from the Human Side of the Legal Tech Industry." Join us as we explore the personal journeys, challenges, and triumphs of professionals in law, legal tech, education, and academia. Each episode features candid conversations with industry experts, sharing their unique career paths and growth stories. We'll uncover tales of resilience, mentorship, ethical dilemmas, and career-defining moments. Whether you're a seasoned professional or just curious about the field, “People in Legal” offers inspiration and insights for everyone.

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    People in Legal - Andrew, Chantal, David, Grace, Jonathan, Roni, Tim
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    2025 - 2026
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