Interview: Legora's Kyle Poe on the Future of AI & Law Firms

<p>Kyle Poe is a former BigLaw partner and currently VP of Legal Innovation and Strategy at Legora, a legal AI startup valued at $5.6 billion.</p><p>Kyle explains why he sees a generational reordering happening in the legal profession, how firms are best institutionalizing partner knowledge as IP, and where the moat exists for lawyers as AI grows in ubiquity. </p><p>Law of Code is presented by Altitude, visit <a href="https://altitude.xyz/law" target="_blank" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer">https://altitude.xyz/law</a> to learn why.</p><p>Timestamps:</p><p>0:00 Intro</p><p>0:56 The billable hour and the incentive problem inside firms</p><p>2:36 Institutionalizing partner knowledge as firm IP</p><p>4:02 Why partner buyouts are accelerating</p><p>5:56 Why AI is different from the internet and email</p><p>9:31 How top firms are operationalizing AI</p><p>12:35 Building innovation teams from the top down</p><p>14:37 More lawyers or fewer? The future of demand</p><p>19:20 Grinders, minders and finders</p><p>22:10 What lawyers should be asking about AI</p><p>25:13 Legora's moat</p><p>Thank you to our other sponsors:</p><p>Cahill Gordon &amp; Reindel LLP: <a href="https://www.cahill.com/practices/litigation-digital-assets-and-emerging-technology" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cahill.com/practices/litigation-digital-assets-and-emerging-technology</a></p><p>Solana Policy Institute: <a href="https://www.solanapolicyinstitute.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.solanapolicyinstitute.org/</a></p><p>Hyperliquid Policy Center: <a href="https://hyperliquidpolicy.org/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://hyperliquidpolicy.org/</a></p><p>Sign up for the free Law of Code newsletter at lawofcode.fm.</p>