Legal Innovation Spotlight 82 - The Overlooked Role of Subject Matter Experts in Legal AI Success with Sarah Thompson
Aug 20, 2025
Ted talks with Sarah Thompson, Chief Product Officer at BlueStar and a legal tech veteran with over 20 years of experience. They dive into how AI and Microsoft 365 are revolutionizing legal investigations and eDiscovery. Sarah explains the importance of custom AI solutions and human oversight in legal practices. The conversation also touches on evolving cloud integration and the challenges of managing legal data. Finally, they discuss how technological advancements are reshaping professions, highlighting the need for adaptability in a fast-changing legal landscape.
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BlueStar's Background And Platforms
- Sarah describes BlueStar's focus: building legal tech and investigation solutions for law firms and in-house counsel.
- She highlights their Seamly platform and custom AI solutions used to win cases.
Building Early Cloud Collection Tools
- Sarah recounts building eCloud Collect to gather data from Microsoft 365 and other sources for discovery.
- She sold that product and later integrated with Microsoft preservation tools after learning the platform's complexities.
Audit Logs Can Solve Cases Quickly
- Audit and activity logs in Microsoft 365 can often reveal who accessed or exfiltrated data without full collections.
- Sarah says their Seamly platform denoises logs to solve cases within 24–48 hours when data exists.