In the latest episode of BDO USA’s Legal Tech Talk podcast, Robert Keeling joins hosts Jared Crafton and Daniel Gold, Esq. to discuss the transformative impact of generative artificial intelligence on eDiscovery, document review, and legal workflows. Learn more here: https://lnkd.in/dVdzGSQX
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🎙 “I’ve been thinking of it not as whether GenAI is a threat to lawyers, but whether lawyers who use GenAI are a threat to lawyers who don’t.” – Robert Keeling, Partner at Redgrave LLP AI isn’t a future concern for the legal industry—it’s already here. The real question is: Are you leveraging it to stay ahead, or will you be left behind? On the latest BDO USA Legal Tech Talk podcast, Jared Crafton and I sat down with Robert Keeling to talk about how GenAI is reshaping eDiscovery, document review, and legal workflows—and why the firms that embrace AI will set the standard for the future of legal practice. Some key takeaways from our conversation: 🔹 Adoption is accelerating. AI tools are no longer experimental; firms are actively deploying them in live matters. 🔹 The UI & user experience will drive mainstream adoption. Just as TAR struggled due to its “black box” nature, GenAI’s success will depend on making the technology intuitive for attorneys. 🔹 GenAI will transform legal work—but not eliminate it. AI will reduce the number of contract attorneys needed, but human judgment will remain irreplaceable. 🔹 Quality control & defensibility remain top concerns. The industry must apply rigorous validation methods—just as we did with TAR—to ensure AI-driven results hold up under scrutiny. This episode was packed with insights on the future of AI in law and what firms should be doing today to stay competitive. 📢 What’s your take? Will GenAI be a competitive advantage or a challenge for firms? Are legal professionals ready to embrace AI, or will resistance slow adoption? Drop your thoughts in the comments! ⬇️ 🎧 Listen to the full episode here: BDO Website: https://lnkd.in/g3mCXYdT Apple: https://lnkd.in/gASCWE3X Spotify: https://lnkd.in/gz2ASZZg #BDOLegalTechTalk #LegalTech #AIinLaw #eDiscovery #GenerativeAI #FutureOfLaw #LawFirmInnovation Meahgan Pear Angie Myers Amreen Rehman-Khoja, MBA Corinne Cartwright, IGP, CEDS Kat Trago Eric Derk Tina Morton Brian Blush Kelly Markgraf Holly Tant John Thacher Dr. D. Kall Loper Brian A. Perticari, MA Paul Park Sam Lau Jackie Flynn Sheckels