Building a future-ready legal department requires embracing AI with a balanced approach to innovation and risk-taking, while maintaining high standards of legal excellence.
In this episode of The AI Sidekick: Banishing Legal AI Anxiety, host Ryan Heath welcomes Yvonne Schroeder, Chief Legal Officer at LogicMonitor, to share insights on transforming legal operations through AI adoption. Drawing from her extensive experience scaling legal departments in high-growth environments, Yvonne discusses how to build an AI-enabled legal team that balances innovation with practical implementation.
What You'll Learn:
- How to create a culture of productive experimentation with AI in legal teams
- Why detailed upfront prompting is crucial for maintaining professional standards in AI-generated contract work
- The "Permission to Fail" framework for encouraging team adoption of AI tools
- How to evaluate AI fluency when hiring legal professionals in today's landscape
- Why combining AI automation with human oversight creates happier, more productive legal teams
- The critical balance between leveraging AI efficiency and developing junior lawyers' fundamental skills
- How to implement legal chatbots that enhance team productivity while maintaining accuracy
- The strategic approach to scaling legal operations through technology when hiring budgets are constrained
Yvonne Schroeder is the Chief Legal Officer at LogicMonitor, where she leads the transformation of legal operations through innovative AI integration. With extensive experience building and scaling legal departments across tech, software, and manufacturing sectors, she has pioneered the adoption of AI-powered solutions to scale legal operations efficiently. Known for fostering a culture of experimentation and continuous learning, Yvonne has successfully implemented legal chatbots and AI-driven contract review systems while managing compliance, cybersecurity, and risk in high-growth environments. Her forward-thinking approach to legal technology and team development has enabled LogicMonitor to scale towards billion-dollar operations while maintaining lean, effective legal operations. She shares valuable insights on building AI-fluent legal teams and creating a permission-based culture that encourages technological innovation while maintaining professional standards.
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