Kerry Westland, Partner & Head of Innovation at Addleshaw Goddard, leads nearly 80 people transforming legal service delivery. In this episode, she discusses the practical factors that influence legaltech adoption, and how firms and clients can align to ensure innovation succeeds.

The answer often surprises: cloud restrictions that persist years later, AI panel terms repeating past mistakes, and the gap between procurement requirements and innovation goals. Kerry explores how to prove value beyond traditional metrics, the client capabilities that drive success, and why honest collaboration beats overpromised transformation.

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In this episode of Cracking Legal Innovation, Andrei Salajan, Director of Legal Tech & Innovation at Schoenherr, shares insights on what makes a truly effective partnership between law firms and legal technology providers.

He dives into:

- The three pillars of successful collaboration - Product, People, and Partnership
- How to create trust and transparency between firms and vendors
- What law firms can do to drive adoption and creativity in their tech stacks
- How AI, document automation, and transaction management are reshaping legal practice
- Why mindset and culture matter more than the tools themselves

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In this episode of Cracking Legal Innovation, David Campbell, Former Partner at A&O Shearman, and Shruti Ajitsaria, Head of Fuse, share how the firm approaches legal technology - from backing early-stage startups to embedding new tools into everyday practice.

We explore:
💡 The origins of Fuse, A&O Shearman’s innovation hub
🤝 The power of partner champions in driving adoption
🧭 How to navigate risk when working with early-stage legal tech
🌍 What it takes to embed innovation across a global firm

This conversation dives into the realities of innovating at scale - managing risk, building trust, and creating lasting change across a global partnership.

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What does legal technology look like through a partner's eyes? Rusty Fleming, who represents lenders and commercial real estate developers in high-volume transactions across the United States, pulls back the curtain on how he's built one of the most profitable practices at his firm - and technology is central to the strategy.

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In this episode, Jeff reveals:

• How to structure lean innovation teams that scale without adding endless headcount
• Why saying "no" strategically builds more credibility than being an order-taker
• The balance between hiring legal vs. non-legal talent for innovation roles
• How to navigate law firm politics and secure budget for innovation initiatives
• Why qualitative feedback often matters more than usage dashboards
• The art of picking your battles when senior partners make urgent requests
• Why solving unglamorous but painful problems wins more hearts and minds than flashy tech

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Buying technology is easy. Getting lawyers to use it? That’s the real challenge.

In this episode, Andrea Miskolczi (InterAlia Consulting) explains why implementation is less about the software and more about people, culture, and change management. She shares how to win over the right personas, use incentives wisely, and even bring fun into adoption through gamification.

Packed with real-world lessons from her time at Dentons Europe and Wolf Theiss, Andrea’s insights are essential for anyone trying to make innovation stick inside law firms.

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How do you make the business case for legal technology? Hugo shares how to combine quantitative metrics with qualitative client feedback - and why adoption, training, and champions are just as important as the tools themselves.

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In this episode of Cracking Legal Innovation, we sit down with Amol Bargaje, Innovation Lead at Mayer Brown, a global law firm with 20+ offices and 2,000+ attorneys worldwide. We dive into the challenges and opportunities of driving legal technology adoption across diverse geographies, practice areas, and firm cultures.

💡 What you’ll learn in this episode:

How to identify the real problems worth solving before choosing tech solutions.

Strategies for rolling out innovation across global offices.

The importance of executive sponsors, champions, and role models in successful adoption.

Lessons from implementing AI, pilots, and user-centered design in law firms.

Why scarcity, gamification, and cultural tailoring can accelerate momentum.

How to balance client demands, efficiency, and change management in complex organizations.

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