Legal AI Is Growing Up Fast - And Workflows, Not Prompts, Will Decide Who Wins
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David Cowen interviews Alex Smyth about the evolution of legal AI and its integration into workflows.
Live from Legalweek 2026, David Cowen sits down with Alex Smyth , EVP and General Counsel at LexisNexis, to talk about where legal AI is finally getting real. The industry is moving past one-off experiments and into repeatable workflows that cut turnaround times, reduce manual work, and deliver answers lawyers can actually trust. The big question now is no longer whether to use AI. It's how to embed it into legal work in a way that is authoritative, scalable, and measurable. Hosted by David Cowen Key Topics Covered Why the legal market is shifting from AI experimentation to repeatable workflows that automate entire sequences of work How LexisNexis built an NDA workflow that reviews, comments, escalates when needed, drafts the response email, and cuts review time from days to minutes A measurable legal ops outcome: LexisNexis reduced contract turnaround time in tracked segments by 22.7% over the last year Why nearly 300 legal workflows matter more than generic prompting, especially when lawyers need structured, repeatable outcomes The difference between general-purpose AI and purpose-built legal AI grounded in authoritative, curated legal content Why authoritative content still…
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