The Strategic Evolution of Legal Ops with Olivier Plummer
April 6, 2026
Legal teams are more than the firefighters of your organization. They can be the reason your business scales. In this episode of Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI Podcast, hosts Hal Marcus and Memme Onwudiwe sit down with Olivier Plummer, Program Manager for Legal Technology and Operational Excellence at Coinbase, to explore how to leverage contract intelligence and AI agents to drive real business impact. This conversation unpacks why democratizing AI adoption while maintaining data governance is critical, the key strategies for building a tech stack that actually works together, and how top-tier legal operations teams are transforming from support functions into strategic business enablers.
Theme music: "Load" Copyright © 1996 by Hal Marcus.
Legal teams are more than the firefighters of your organization. They can be the reason your business scales. In this episode of Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI Podcast, hosts Hal Marcus and Memme Onwudiwe sit down with Olivier Plummer, Program Manager for Legal Technology and Operational Excellence at Coinbase, to explore how to leverage contract intelligence and AI agents to drive real business impact.
What You'll Learn:
- How to balance centralized data governance with democratized AI innovation
- Why API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration is now non-negotiable
- The "Start Simple, Impact-Driven" framework for AI implementation
- How to position Legal Ops as a strategic thought partner, not a delivery function
- Why contract data is a multi-stakeholder goldmine
- The critical importance of finding internal champions and managing tech debt
About the Guest:
Olivier Plummer is the Program Manager for Legal Technology and Operational Excellence at Coinbase, bringing deep expertise in contract intelligence, AI agents and enterprise legal management. With a background spanning marketing technology, entertainment and four years driving legal tech evolution at Coinbase, Olivier has become a thought leader in democratizing AI across legal departments. His work at Coinbase, including scaling contract management to handle 5,000+ agreements monthly and expanding contract analytics value across sales, finance and HR, demonstrates how AI transforms legal from a cost center into a competitive advantage.
Episode Resources
- Olivier Plummer on LinkedIn: Olivier Plummer
- Coinbase Website
- Workday Contract Management: Website
- Hal Marcus on LinkedIn: Hal Marcus
- Memme Onwudiwe on LinkedIn: Memme Onwudiwe
Theme music: "Load" Copyright © 1996 by Hal Marcus.
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