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Maximum Lawyer

The Legal Tech Shake-Up with Chief Legal Futurist Dr. Cain Elliott

Mar 18, 2025
01:16:14

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Are you a firm owner looking to integrate technology into your business? In this episode, host Tyson has a conversation with Dr. Cain Elliott, the Chief Legal Futurist at Filevine, about the evolving landscape of legal technology. Dr. Elliott discusses his role in developing innovative legal tools, emphasizing the importance of historical trends and user feedback in shaping future advancements.

As technology develops, the legal space can lean on it to create better processes and ways of working. Dr. Elliott shares some insight on how to develop legal tools while meeting client demands. It is important to understand what you want out of a legal tool. Are you looking for a tool that fits within a specific infrastructure? Do you want a tool that creates a better flow for communication or client intake? This has to be understood from both the firm and the technology company that is helping design or manage a tool.

Dr. Elliott delves into the importance of those in the technology space to think about what can be done to raise standards or help outcomes. For most law firms, this is what legal tools and technology are used for. There might be conflicts within firms or even between a firm and a company as ideas are flowing or tools are being created. This is a core value that technology companies need to have as they go through the process of developing legal tools.

Listen in to learn more!


03:48 Document Assembly Tool Experience 

10:40 Balancing Client Demands and Tech Feasibility

13:39 Challenges in Building Future Tech 

28:18 Understanding Database Limitations 

33:20 Capturing Team Ideas

37:53 The Challenges of Email Communication 

54:51 Vulnerability in Legal Tech 

59:59 Future of Legal Tech



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