In-house legal teams are constantly under pressure to move fast and adopt AI, but rushing into new tech can be a fast track to wasted time and money.

In this episode, we’re joined by Merlin Beyts, Content Director at LegalTechTalk, one of the biggest legal tech conferences around. Merlin sits at the intersection of legal and technology, asking the blunt questions lawyers often avoid.

We unpack the real reason why so many digital transformations fail, and how to ensure your tech implementations aren’t a wasted endeavour. Merlin uncovers the hidden signals that a team isn’t ready for more tech and the specific questions every legal leader should ask before rolling out AI.

If you're about to pull the trigger on another tool, listen to this first - it might just save you a lot of time and money.

Covered in this episode:

• How to avoid ‘shiny object syndrome’.
• When not to implement new tech.
• What sets successful tech rollouts apart from the flops.
• How to actually get ROI from a digital transformation.
• Why in-house teams experience buyers’ remorse after implementing tech solutions.
• The questions legal teams must answer before adopting AI.
• The truth about whether AI is coming for legal jobs.
• And more…

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