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Technically Legal - A Legal Technology and Innovation Podcast

Percipient - Chad Main
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Technically Legal is a legal tech podcast exploring how technology is transforming the legal landscape. Each episode features insightful interviews with legal innovators, tech pioneers, and forward-thinking educators who are leading this change. Our guests share their experiences and insights on how technology is reshaping legal operations, revolutionizing law firm practice, and driving the growth... more

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Jamie Tso and Ray Sun, the founders of LegalQuants, discuss a fundamental shift in the legal profession: the transition from legal engineering to "legal quant" work. The conversation explores how technically fluent lawyers are using vibe coding, fron... more

We welcome back Sabastian Niles, President and Chief Legal Officer at Salesforce, to discuss his recent "Open Letter to Law Firms." As the legal industry hits a critical inflection point, Sabastian argues that the era of "AI theater" and small-scale ... more

Ayana Dow, Senior Counsel at the DeFi Education Fund (DEF) shares her unique career trajectory from Big Law and Capitol Hill to the forefront of decentralized finance policy. The discussion centers on the critical need for regulatory clarity in crypt... more

Kara Peterson and Richard DiBona, the husband-and-wife co-founding team behind Descrybe, discuss the legal research platform they built designed to "democratize access to the law." The discussion explores the unique dynamics of married cofounders and... more

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Recent Guests

Jamie Tso
Co-founder of the LegalQuants movement
LegalQuants
Episode: The Rise of the Legal Quants (Jamie Tso & Raymond Sun)
Ray Sun
Co-founder of the LegalQuants movement
LegalQuants
Episode: The Rise of the Legal Quants (Jamie Tso & Raymond Sun)
Sabastian Niles
President and Chief Legal Officer of Salesforce
Salesforce
Episode: The AI Pilot is Over: Legal's Moment to Move Beyond Experiments and Avoid the Innovator's Dilemma (Sabastian Niles, President & CLO Salesforce)
Ayana Dow
Senior Counsel at the DeFi Education Fund
DeFi Education Fund
Episode: Ayana Dow on Updating Crypto Regulation and Preserving the Freedom to Build (Senior Counsel, Defi Education Fund)
Kara Peterson
Co-founder of Descrybe
Descrybe
Episode: Descrybe's Quest to Democratize Legal Research (Kara Peterson & Richard DiBona)
Richard DiBona
Co-founder of Descrybe
Descrybe
Episode: Descrybe's Quest to Democratize Legal Research (Kara Peterson & Richard DiBona)
Ken Crutchfield
Strategic advisor and author focused on legal industry change
Spring Forward consulting (as discussed in episode)
Episode: The Uberization of UPL? How AI Is Outpacing the Unauthorized Practice of Law (Ken Crutchfield, Bill Henderson, Jim Doppke)
Bill Henderson
Indiana University Law Professor, mind behind Legal Evolution
Indiana University Maurer School of Law
Episode: The Uberization of UPL? How AI Is Outpacing the Unauthorized Practice of Law (Ken Crutchfield, Bill Henderson, Jim Doppke)
Jim Doppke
Ethics attorney, former regulator at ARDC
ARDC (Attorneys Registration and Disciplinary Commission, Illinois)
Episode: The Uberization of UPL? How AI Is Outpacing the Unauthorized Practice of Law (Ken Crutchfield, Bill Henderson, Jim Doppke)

Host

Chad Main
Host of Technically Legal

Reviews

4.9 out of 5 stars from 50 ratings
  • Technically Legal - Why Effective Legal Ops Management is Good

    Love this episode with Steph and Liz! I like how it's mentioned that it’s not always the answer to just throw tech into an existing business process!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Mav Dallarte
    Philippines3 years ago
  • Love this podcast- a must for any legal tech

    Stumbled upon this podcast and it is a treasure. As a KM manager at a firm, previous law librarian, this podcast is engaging, relevant, and makes me nod my head while also giving me perspective on what is going on in the legal realm outside my organization. Def worth listening to if you have any sort of interest in legal tech!

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Lillian Steuben
    United States5 years ago
  • Great content

    Engaging conversations on legal tech.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    Epl858696
    United States5 years ago
  • Great conversations if you love technology and the lawyers that embrace it.

    Podchaser
    5
    tfirestine
    7 years ago
  • Top legal tech podcast

    Chad Main provides a unqiue window into the legal tech world by asking engaging questions to interesting people who are breaking new ground in the profession. I can see why it made the ABA Journal 2018 Web 100.

    Apple Podcasts
    5
    crawmacdad
    United States7 years ago

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A must-listen for anyone involved in legal tech and operations.
Provides a clear window into how AI can transform legal services and access to justice.
High-quality guests and practical insights for improving legal processes.
The host asks thoughtful questions that surface real-world applications and challenges.
Engaging conversations on legal tech and AI in law.

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#220
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#77
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#219
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#236
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Ayana Dow on Updating Crypto Regulation and Preserving the Freedom to Build (Senior Counsel, Defi Education Fund)
Q: What does a day in the life look like at DEF, and what are the main responsibilities and goals?
Dow co-leads the legal department and concentrates on regulatory engagement, including rulemakings and guidance, while also preparing for pushback from traditional finance and supporting amicus briefs and educational materials to explain DeFi to judges and regulators.
Ayana Dow on Updating Crypto Regulation and Preserving the Freedom to Build (Senior Counsel, Defi Education Fund)
Q: Explain what DeFi Education Fund is and the goal and mission.
The DeFi Education Fund is a nonpartisan advocacy group that seeks sound DeFi policy and focuses on educating both the public and lawmakers about what the technology actually is, so future rulemakings reflect an accurate understanding.
From Water Pistols to Tanks: Why Data Science is the Gold Standard to Counter Class Action Fraud (Donald Beshada, CEO, Covalynt)
Q: What motivated Covalent to pivot from ClaimScore to a broader data-science platform for complex litigation?
The team realized that fraud and class-action administration require scalable, real-time data analysis across many data sources, not a single-use fraud score. They expanded beyond fraud detection to identity resolution, data enrichment, and class-ascertainability tools to support multiple stages of litigation.
The Legal Ops Force Multiplier: How Nextdoor GC Sophia Contreras Schwartz Built a Lean Legal Team From Scratch
Q: What unique challenges does Nextdoor face as compared to larger tech companies?
Nextdoor is often grouped with big tech, but its community-focused platform faces unique regulatory challenges related to age verification and service provisions.
The Legal Ops Force Multiplier: How Nextdoor GC Sophia Contreras Schwartz Built a Lean Legal Team From Scratch
Q: What do you think it takes to scale a legal team?
It's about being smarter and more strategic rather than just increasing headcount. You need to hire the right people and invest in Legal Operations.

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Frequently Asked Questions About Technically Legal

What is Technically Legal about and what kind of topics does it cover?

A deep dive into legal technology, AI, and innovative legal operations, featuring conversations with founders, GCs, policy experts, and practitioners who are reshaping how law is practiced and delivered. Topics span AI-enabled workflows, governance and risk in enterprise AI, regulatory updates affecting crypto and DeFi, tokenization of real assets, and strategies for breaking down silos in law firms through cross-selling and tech-enabled operations. Noteworthy are founder-led stories about bootstrapped startups democratizing legal research, and senior leaders discussing practical deployments of AI in legal teams. The show often centers on how technology can scale, accelerate decision-making, and improve access to justice, while balancing ju... more

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7. Ken Crutchfield
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