Legal AI Lab

Tanya Sadoughi - Why Lawyers Should Become Builders. A story on vibe coding

A banking lawyer at one of the world's largest law firms teaches herself Python on weekends. She builds an AI-powered billing tool in a Jupyter notebook. Months later, that tool is rolled out across the entire firm. Tanya Sadoughi is Linklaters' AI and Innovation Lead Lawyer for Global Banking. When ChatGPT launched one month into her innovation secondment, she saw the opportunity before most others did. She talked to every lawyer in the banking practice, mapped every pain point, and built a working prototype herself. That prototype became the WIP Summariser, now deployed firmwide. Today she leads a team of five AI lawyers inside a global network of twenty. Vibe coding is changing how lawyers work. Not by replacing them, but by turning them into builders. Tanya explains what that looks like inside a major international law firm. From hackathons that spark curiosity to agentic systems that solve problems at scale. You'll learn * Why the AI lawyer role should always be filled internally * How a weekend prototype became an enterprise tool at Linklaters * What vibecoding means for the legal profession * Why hackathons are the best way to spark AI curiosity at law firms * How Linklaters scaled from one to twenty AI lawyers * What lawyers and engineers can learn from each other Powered by Zeno This episode is powered by Zeno. Zeno is an AI native legal workspace built for Dutch and EU law. Its AI navigates law like a human legal professional. Secure, transparent and grounded in authoritative sources. Visit zeno.law [https://zeno.law/] and make deep thinking your competitive edge. CHAPTERS 0:00 Introduction 2:04 Will lawyers become builders 4:53 Growing up in a pizza shop in South Yorkshire 9:17 A viral YouTube channel at 15 11:16 Why she chose law 13:29 Becoming a banking lawyer at Linklaters 15:42 The itch for something different 17:35 ChatGPT launches one month into her innovation role 19:28 First experiments with large language models 23:18 The billing problem nobody could solve 27:26 Learning Python on weekends 31:31 The moment the prototype worked 35:31 Hackathons and sparking curiosity at law firms 40:23 From one AI lawyer to twenty 43:47 Vibecoding five apps in one week 46:31 What engineers and lawyers can learn from each other 51:23 Why every law firm needs an AI lawyer 53:01 More builders not more tools ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Soledad Atienza - Why Lawyers Are Architects of Society in the Age of AI

Lawyers are architects of society. But what happens when AI changes how law is accessed, practiced and understood? In this episode of Legal AI Lab, Soledad Atienza, Dean of IE Law School, explains why legal education must move beyond national systems and embrace a global legal mindset. AI makes legal knowledge more accessible than ever. That means law schools must shift their focus. From memorising content to developing critical thinking. From national silos to comparative principles. From narrow specialisation to multidisciplinary awareness. We discuss: • Why law schools should not ban AI but guide its use • How assessments must change in an AI world • Why students must learn to question AI outputs • Why demand for legal services is growing, not shrinking • The importance of human skills such as empathy, negotiation and teamwork Powered by Zeno This episode is powered by Zeno. Zeno is an AI native legal workspace built for Dutch and EU law. Its AI navigates law like a human legal professional. Secure, transparent and grounded in authoritative sources. Visit zeno.law [https://zeno.law/] and make deep thinking your competitive edge. HOOFDSTUKKEN 00:00 Lawyers as architects of society 02:47 National regulation vs global practice 06:18 From systems to principles 09:42 Knowledge vs judgment in the AI era 14:11 Growing demand for legal services 17:36 Embedding AI across the curriculum 22:04 Teaching students to question AI 26:53 Rethinking assessment in an AI world 32:27 Generalists and multidisciplinary thinking 37:12 Human skills in a tech driven profession 41:05 Experiential learning and VR 44:38 Habits future lawyers must build ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Elgar Weijtmans - Experimenteren met AI is geen keuze meer voor advocatenkantoren

AI verandert de advocatuur fundamenteel. Niet alleen technisch, maar ook cultureel. In deze aflevering van Legal AI Lab spreekt Hidde Bruinsma met Elgar Weijtmans [about:blank] over wat het betekent om jurist te zijn in een tijdperk van generatieve AI. Elgar vertelt waarom hij zichzelf een generalist noemt. Waarom juist die brede blik steeds waardevoller wordt. En waarom advocatenkantoren die wachten op perfect beleid of volledige zekerheid zichzelf in de weg zitten. Het gesprek gaat over experimenteren. Over kleine teams. Over sandboxes in plaats van olietankers. En over waarom training, cultuur en menselijk gedrag uiteindelijk belangrijker zijn dan de technologie zelf. Ook bespreken we hoe advocatenkantoren omgaan met weerstand. Waarom vroege adoptie soms vooral geluk is. En waarom AI niet vraagt om minder mensen, maar om andere vaardigheden. Een aflevering voor studenten. Voor jonge juristen. Voor partners. En voor iedereen die voelt dat het klassieke carrièrepad schuurt. Powered by Zeno This episode is powered by Zeno. Zeno is an AI native legal workspace built for Dutch and EU law. Its AI navigates law like a human legal professional. Secure, transparent and grounded in authoritative sources. Visit zeno.law [https://zeno.law/] and make deep thinking your competitive edge. HOOFDSTUKKEN 0:00 Introductie en het pad van Elgar 1:10 Generalist zijn in de advocatuur 2:59 Waarom AI een kans is voor generalisten 4:14 Het klassieke carrièrepad onder druk 6:08 Waarom experimenteren essentieel is 9:20 De eerste kennismaking met ChatGPT 11:28 Verandering organiseren binnen een groot kantoor 13:52 Waarom timing soms geluk is 15:15 Training is belangrijker dan technologie 18:56 Worden advocatenkantoren techbedrijven 21:53 Een nieuw profiel voor jonge juristen 24:40 Zichtbaarheid. Kennis delen. Cultuur 27:23 Waarom hyperpersoonlijk werkt 30:48 De zoektocht naar juridische AI tools 33:24 De trechter. Niet het resultaat maar het proces 36:24 Waarom testen altijd contextafhankelijk is 40:23 Van generieke AI naar juridisch onderzoek 45:22 Richtlijnen en onzekerheid in de markt 48:52 Open benchmarks en samenwerking 51:44 Voorspellingen voor 2026 54:31 Advies aan jonge juristen 55:55 Afsluiting ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Thibault Schrepel - Why banning AI in law schools will fail

Banning AI at law schools will not save legal education. It will make it unfair. In this episode of Legal AI Lab, Hidde Bruinsma speaks with Thibault Schrepel, Associate Professor of Law at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam and founder of Stanford’s Computational Antitrust Project. Schrepel explains why banning AI creates distorted competition, why AI detection does not work, and why law schools must rethink how they teach and assess students instead of trying to preserve outdated systems. Based on a two year classroom experiment, he shows what happens when students use AI without guidance, with guidance, or not at all. The results challenge common fears about shortcuts and show why AI can strengthen learning when used deliberately. The conversation also dives into the limits of future proof regulation, the challenges of the EU AI Act, and how AI is already changing law firm business models, billing structures, and the role of junior lawyers. AI is not ending the legal profession. It is removing the most tedious work and increasing the value of human judgment, creativity, and strategy. It forces legal education to confront how lawyers actually create value. You’ll learn • Why banning AI in law schools creates inequality rather than fairness • What actually happens when students use AI in legal education • Why detecting AI generated work does not work at scale • How legal education must change exams and teaching methods • Why future proof regulation is impossible and adaptive law is necessary • How the EU AI Act struggles with fast technological change • Why hourly billing is under pressure Follow and subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with colleagues and friends. Powered by Zeno This episode is powered by Zeno. Zeno is an AI native legal workspace built for Dutch and EU law. Its AI navigates law like a human legal professional. Secure, transparent and grounded in authoritative sources. Visit zeno.law [https://zeno.law/] and make deep thinking your competitive edge. Chapters 0:00 Introduction. 3:05 Fear, prohibition and the illusion of control 7:40 There is no hiding from AI in legal practice 12:20 What really goes wrong when lawyers misuse AI 17:30 AI does not replace reasoning. It exposes weak reasoning 22:45 Judges, responsibility and meaningful human control 28:30 Why AI literacy matters more than technical skill 33:50 New legal markets beyond traditional law firms 38:40 Why old billing models are under pressure 43:10 The EU AI Act. Guardrails, risk categories and legal responsibility 47:40 What the AI Act means for lawyers, judges and legal education 50:10 Final reflection. Regulation as a condition for trust ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.

Jos Smits - RechtspraakGPT, deepfakes en hoe AI de rechtspraak fundamenteel gaat veranderen

AI verandert de rechtspraak sneller dan wie dan ook had verwacht. In deze aflevering spreekt Hidde Bruinsma met Jos Smits, Programmamanager AI bij de Rechtspraak, over deepfakes, bewijsproblemen, hallucinerende modellen en de ontwikkeling van RechtspraakGPT. Jos legt uit waarom klassieke ideeën over bewijs en waarheidsvinding niet langer houdbaar zijn in een tijdperk waarin beelden, stemmen en documenten volledig te vervalsen zijn. En waarom AI niet de rechter vervangt, maar wel de manier waarop rechters werken ingrijpend zal veranderen. Je hoort onder meer: • Hoe deepfakes het bewijsrecht fundamenteel uitdagen • Waarom AI soms de bewijslast juist omdraait • Wat RechtspraakGPT wel en niet zal kunnen • Hoe de rechtspraak verantwoord met LLMs wil werken • Waarom menselijke oordeelsvorming belangrijker wordt in een AI-wereld Deze aflevering is onmisbaar voor iedereen die nadenkt over de toekomst van recht, waarheidsvinding en technologie. Follow and subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode with colleagues and friends. Powered by Zeno This episode is powered by Zeno. Zeno is an AI native legal workspace built for Dutch and EU law. Its AI navigates law like a human legal professional. Secure, transparent and grounded in authoritative sources. Visit zeno.law [https://zeno.law/] and make deep thinking your competitive edge. ---------------------------------------- Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy [https://acast.com/privacy] for more information.