Q1 2025 Legal Tech Trends with Peter Duffy

Peter drops the quote of the quarter: "Legal is sexy now when it comes to people working in technology and innovation".

In our latest episode, we're mixing things up by taking Peter Duffy's wildly popular Legal Tech Trends newsletter and diving deeper into the hottest headlines from Q1 2025. Peter joins us to unpack what's actually happening behind the email blasts and LinkedIn posts we've all been scrolling through.

We explore four key trends:

1. Voice as the new frontier - Why typing is "super slow" compared to how fast we think and speak, and how voice interfaces are becoming the preferred way for experts to unlock their domain knowledge when working with AI.

2. Law firms rolling out Harvey & Legora - The rush to deploy these AI-native tools firm-wide and the cultural challenges of making them stick in an environment Peter describes as "a collection of islands."

3. The Axiom & DraftPilot case study - A rare deep dive into actual, measurable results from AI implementation across 27 legal departments (with Peter confirming these stats are "totally legit").

4. The economics of "product-led" law firms - How firms like MacFarlanes and A&O Shearman are experimenting with subscription models and profit-sharing arrangements that challenge the billable hour.

Alex brings the heat with his skepticism about law firms' tech initiatives, comparing them to "drug dealers giving free samples" to hook clients – while we debate whether AI might finally change that dynamic.

Want to stay on top of these trends yourself? Check out Peter's newsletter where he delivers regular shots of insights and personal recommendations after "scouring the web for mentions of LegalTech and listening to legal tech podcasts at 2x speed."

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