AI Adoption in Legal: A roadmap for 2026 with Sebastian Lach, CEO of ELTEMATE

About this episode

Sebastian Lach discusses the state of AI adoption in legal tech and the importance of foundational investments for success.

In this candid episode of The Influencers, Sebastian Lach, CEO of ELTEMATE, joins host Leo von Gerlach to break down the actual state of legal tech in 2025–26. From short, medium, and long verticals to the hard grind of data structuring, Sebastian explains how legal teams are moving from experimentation to true adoption, and why the winners will be the ones who invest in the foundations, not the flash. This thoughtful and pragmatic episode gives leaders a clear picture of where AI is really going in the legal market, and what it will take to get ahead. About ELTEMATE: ELTEMATE’s goal is to make clients’ lives easier by delivering practical solutions to everyday legal tech problems. They combine a deep understanding of clients' legal needs with the speed and innovation of a legal tech start-up, with a portfolio that covers a large spectrum of solutions, including generative AI, machine learning, eDiscovery, and much more. About Hogan Lovells: Our Digital Transformation offering helps clients navigate the full breadth and depth of the seismic forces impacting their organizations – and today’s society. Leveraging team members across our 2800 lawyers on six continents, we provide…

People in this episode

Host: Leo von Gerlach

Guest: Sebastian Lach

Topics covered

• AI adoption
• legal tech
• data structuring
• digital transformation
• business strategy

Keywords

• AI
• legal technology
• data structuring
• digital transformation
• business strategy

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: ELTEMATE, Hogan Lovells

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