The Kennedy-Mighell Report Fresh Voices on Legal Tech with Michael Kraft
Oct 31, 2025
Michael Kraft, Founder and CEO of Kraft Kennedy, offers invaluable insights from his decades in legal tech. He emphasizes the role of empathy in teaching technology to lawyers, advocating for basic digital competence to enhance client service. Michael discusses the evolution of AI in legal practices while cautioning about workforce displacement. He provides practical advice on vetting AI outputs and encourages law students to prioritize technical understanding. Plus, he shares collaboration tools that improve productivity in legal operations.
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Explain Tech With Empathy And Plain Language
- Use empathy and plain English when explaining technology to lawyers so they understand benefits and limits.
- Make the speaker responsible for being understood rather than expecting the listener to decode jargon.
Make Documents Shareable And Editable
- Capture and share work digitally so documents can be reviewed, edited, and reused anywhere.
- Michael Kraft emphasizes editing and remote access as core tech competence for lawyers.
From Dolphin Search To Relieth
- Michael described Dolphin Search created by Herb Reutblatt to emulate dolphin sonar for pattern recognition.
- He noted Herb's new company Relieth aims to reduce AI hallucinations using vectors and reliability percentages.
