Season 13, Episode 5: From Courtroom to Code: The Dual Drive of Law and Tech (ft. Karl Seelbach)

In this full episode of Notes to My (Legal) Self, Karl Seelbach, litigation attorney and founder of Skribe.ai, explores how technology and AI are reshaping courtroom practice, legal testimony, and the very fabric of the litigation process.

Karl shares his journey from a traditional courtroom litigator defending Fortune 500 companies to building a software platform that makes capturing legal testimony faster, smarter, and more accessible. He unpacks the challenges of bridging law and technology, the ethics of AI in litigation, and what it takes to go from practicing lawyer to legal tech founder.

Karl explores:

• Why the traditional deposition process is costly, outdated, and ready for disruption

• How Skribe.ai leverages software and AI to modernize testimony capture

• The nationwide shortage of stenographers, and what “non-stenographic depositions” mean for the future

• How remote technology can improve efficiency, access to justice, and judicial transparency
• The ethical and practical implications of generative AI in law
• Lessons from Karl’s entrepreneurial journey, from overbuilding MVPs to finding product-market fit

Key Learning Outcomes:
• Understand how AI is transforming depositions, hearings, and transcript creation

• Learn how to navigate resistance to innovation in traditional legal practices

•Gain insights into balancing ethics, technology, and client stewardship
• Explore how GenAI can improve speed, accuracy, and access to justice
• Discover what it takes to transition from litigator to legal tech innovator

If you’re a litigator, in-house counsel, or legal tech enthusiast curious about how generative AI and software are transforming the legal landscape, Karl’s story offers a powerful look into the next chapter of modern law.

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