Technically Legal - A Legal Technology and Innovation Podcast
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 of innovative legal tech companies. We also explore the broader implication of technology on everyone involved in the legal system, from practitioners to clients.
The podcast is hosted by Chad Main, an attorney and founder of Percipient, a tech-enabled legal services provider. Chad launched Percipient on the belief that when technology is leveraged correctly, it makes legal teams more effective.
Technically Legal Podcast is an ABA Web 100 Best Law Podcasts Honoree.
- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 35 minutes
- Episodes
- 105
- Years Active
- 2021 - 2025
Why Legal Teams Should be Foxes (Agile) and Not Hedgehogs (Defensive) – Richard Jolly (Northwestern University/Stokes Jolly)
Professor Richard Jolly of Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and a co-founder of the Stokes Jolly consultancy visits Technically Legal to discuss the importance of motivating leg…
How to Land That In-House Counsel Job at a Tech Company (Emily Witt – Whistler Partners)
In this episode, Emily Witt discusses how to transition from law firm life to in-house legal work in the tech industry. Emily is a legal recruiter with Whistler Partners specializing in health law, l…
Copyright Law & Artificial Intelligence: Is Training AI With Other’s Data Fair Use – Professor Mark Lemley (Stanford Law)
Do AI developers need permission to use copyrighted works and other IP before using it to train artificial intelligence?
Professor Mark Lemley of Stanford does not think so. He believes using copyrig…
How (Legal) Organizations can Achieve Thoughtful Adoption of New Technology and Innovation (Erik Bermudez VP of Strategic Partnerships – Filevine)
Erik Bermudez, Vice President of Strategic Partnerships for legal practice management software Filevine, visits the podcast to discuss the importance of having an internal champion to drive software …
Innovation as a Team Sport: The Importance of Collaboration in Legal Teams (Dr. Heidi Gardner - Harvard Law / School of Business)
Dr. Heidi Gardner of the Harvard Business and Law Schools joins the podcast to talk about about latest book Smarter Collaboration and the importance of collaboration in legal teams and in all organiz…
Using Data Science for Judicial Analytics (Dan Rabinowitz, Founder, Pre-Dicta)
A conversation with former Big-Law lawyer turned tech entrepreneur, Dan Rabinowitz. After stints with law firms, the Department of Justice and time as general counsel, Dan tells us how all of that le…
Why Attorneys Should be “Crypto-Literate” and the Evolving Crypto Regulatory Environment (Hailey Lennon & Preston Byrne – Brown Rudnick)
In this episode, lawyers Hailey Lennon and Preston Byrne discuss the current state of crypto regulation in the US and explain why being “crypto literate” will benefit lawyers.
Hailey and Preston prac…
Using Virtual Reality (VR) to Enhance Client Consultations (Felipe Alexandre – AG Immigration Law)
In this episode, Felipe Alexandre, a founding principal of AG Immigration, talks about his experience growing up as an immigrant in South Florida, his journey into law, and his passion for helping ne…
Building Turbo Tax for Law – Leveraging Legal Document Automation (Dorna Moini CEO Gavel)
Since she was a kid, Dorna Moini, the CEO of legal document automation company Gavel, knew she wanted to be a lawyer–specifically a human rights lawyer. So, right after she received an accounting deg…
Building A Legal Tech Start Up With Nicole Clark (Co-Founder of State Court Analytics App Trellis) (Replay)
We talk to Nicole Clark, Co-Founder of Trellis, an AI-powered state court research and analytics platform.
Like many entrepreneurs before her, Nicole came up with the idea for Trellis to “scratch her…
On Taking Typing out of Litigation (Automating Legal Drafting with AI) Nathan Walter (CEO Briefpoint)
Nathan Walter, founder of Briefpoint, joins Technically Legal to explain how his company is using technology and artificial intelligence to automate routine legal drafting tasks.
A good portion of la…
Will Generative AI Expedite Legal Tech Adoption? (Zach Abramowitz – Killer Whale Strategies)
Zach Abramowitz makes a repeat appearance on Technically Legal to talk generative AI (like OpenAI) and its impact on legal technology adoption.
Zach is a keen observer of legal tech and its trends. I…
Using Tech to Manage Litigation Risk and Evaluate Outcomes (Len Hickey, Founder Litigaze)
IP lawyer Len Hickey joins the show to discuss Litigaze, the legal tech start up he founded that helps legal teams evaluate litigation risk, make smarter settlement decisions, figure out which claims…
Disrupting Personal Injury Law With Purpose, Tech and Innovation (Joshua Schwadron Mighty)
Joshua Schwadron Founder and CEO of Mighty visits the podcast to discuss how his company and law firm are disrupting personal injury law.
Even though Joshua has a law degree, he knew he did not want…
What Technology Companies Look for in Legal Professionals (Bruce Byrd GC Palo Alto Networks) (Replay)
Looking for an in-house counsel job? Wondering what companies look for when hiring legal professionals? Well, this episode is for you. Bruce Byrd, General Counsel for cybersecurity company Palo Alto …
Is Nonlawyer Ownership of Legal Service Providers Really That Bad? (Ethics Attorney Jim Doppke)
Ethics attorney Jim Doppke makes his fourth appearance on the show to discuss the pros and cons of liberalizing legal ethics rules like Model Rule of Professional Conduct 5.4 that prohibit people who…
How Courtroom5 is Using Legal Tech to Close the Access to Justice Gap (Sonja Ebron & Maya Markovich)(Replay)
Sonja Ebron found herself in a couple legal tangles over the years. From disputes with landlords to dust-ups with shady creditors, she represented herself in court a couple times and quickly figured …
Using AI to Analyze Contracts (an Interview With the Guy that Wrote the Book – Noah Waisberg, CEO Zuva)
Noah Waisberg literally wrote the book on Lawyers and Artificial Intelligence. Now he is building his second company that offers AI to analyze contracts.
As many do, Noah went to a top notch law scho…
How to Build a Contract Automation Software Company (Richard Mabey – CEO Juro)
Richard Mabey, CEO and co-founder of contract automation platform Juro, visits the podcast to talk about building a legal tech start up that helps in-house legal teams deal with contracts from drafti…
Building a Litigation Finance Program at BigLaw Based on Project Management Principles (Angela Floessel, MoFo)
Angela Floessel, Global Director of Pricing and Legal Project Management at Morrison Foerster, discusses the litigation finance program she helped set up permitting MoFo to take good cases it might n…