Here’s the Issue with Making AI Work for Lawyers with Sophie Best

Technology isn’t the problem. Culture is.

As law firms race to adopt AI and legal tech, one truth becomes impossible to ignore:

No tool can fix a trust gap.

And without cultural buy-in, even the best solutions will fail.

This isn’t about resisting change.

It’s about designing it with people at the centre.

In this conversation, I’m sitting down with Sophie Best, CEO, Legal Tech Consultant & Educator, who helps lawyers and legal teams navigate the fast-changing world of AI, legal tech, education, and community.

We talk about why legal tech adoption keeps failing and how firms can shift from selling tools to solving real problems.

Sophie unpacks the trust gap, cultural resistance, and what it really takes to make AI work for lawyers, not against them.

💡 Whether you're in legal ops, innovation, or practicing law this conversation will change how you think about technology in legal.

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