Episode 22: Scaling AI Adoption – Beyond Pilots and Demos

Episode twenty two is the penultimate in our #TransformingLegal mini-series. The LOPSided Podcast host John O'Donoghue interviews Alex Fortescue-Webb, Head of UKI and legal engineering at Legora.

John and Alex navigate three key topics:.

1. Why Legal AI Gets Stuck in Pilot Mode? What misconceptions do firms often have when they start experimenting with legal AI?  From Legora’s vantage point, what are the most common operational blockers - tech, culture, workflow, or something else?
2. What Successful AI Rollouts Actually Look Like? What separates firms that scale AI successfully from those that don’t? Which KPIs or metrics are firms actually using to measure success-and which ones don’t matter as much as people think?
3. How Scaling AI Will Shape the Future of LegalOps? Will AI adoption force law to modernise its operational foundations? What is it that firms must get right today to be ready for the next wave of AI-powered practice?

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