Legal tech is entering its consolidation era. In recent years, investors have poured billions of dollars into startups trying to win over law firms as customers. Firms are now coming out of those software pressure tests and are beginning to choose long-term vendors. Not all of the tools will survive the transition, and some are looking for buyers with distribution and balance sheets strong enough to carry them.
The end user types in the information that needs to go into a contract via Box Doc Gen, which is then sent over to Legal for approval. Once approved, the contract is sent out automatically and signed using Box Sign. The signed contract is then uploaded to the cloud. Given that RWS Global has contracts with thousands of performers, the automation of the contract approval workflow saves many hours in terms of manual processing.
For all our talk of AI disruption, few legal teams are tackling the true productivity killer: tab switching. Email bloat. Scattered context. Carl Davidson noticed it while practicing immigration law. His clients needed answers. His inbox overflowed. His case files were always one click too far away. And somewhere between toggling screens and pasting notes, he realized the problem wasn't the complexity of the law it was the friction in the workflow.
The conversation was not about shortcuts or hype. It was about how thoughtful use of technology, strong decision making, and having the right support system can dramatically change what is possible for lawyers who want more control over their careers. Matthew's experience moving from Biglaw environments into solo practice offers a grounded perspective on how AI, education, and community now level the playing field for small firms.
With so many options out there, it's easy to feel overwhelmed and confused about where to begin. To help you make sense of it all, "Adventures in Legal Tech" welcomed Jess Birkin, a solo attorney who gets a heck of a lot done in her unique practice niche by leveraging AI and business planning. Goals Versus Themes It's been a decade of upheaval. For lawyers, this reality complicates setting specific goals, because they are likely to be upended by outside events.
From law firms to in-house legal teams, the rules of value are being rewritten. The question is: Who's ready to lead the change? In the first episode of 2026 for the UpLevel View podcast, Stephanie Corey and Ken Callander sit down with Rita Gunther McGrath, Columbia Business School professor and Wall Street Journal columnist, to talk about how AI is forcing professional services to price outcomes instead of hours.
Karl Seelbach wants to change that. As a personal injury defense litigator and the co-founder of Skribe.ai, he is pushing the legal industry to rethink deposition tech not as an optional upgrade but as foundational infrastructure. What he is building may be aimed at courtroom practice, but the implications reach far beyond litigation. For in-house teams who want to improve trust, clarity, and speed across their legal stack, this conversation is your wake-up call.