About this episode

Catherine McGregor discusses the impact of technology transformation on the legal profession and how lawyers can adapt to thrive in the AI era.

AI isn't coming for lawyers — but it is coming for the lawyers who don't adapt. Dr. Catherine McGregor joins Scott Love to break down exactly what technology transformation means for the legal profession and what lawyers can do right now to get ahead of it. Catherine is an executive coach, author, and management consultant who works with law firms and in-house legal teams on leadership and talent development in the age of AI. She and Lloyd Johnson co-authored Preparing Lawyers for Technology Transformation — a book Scott calls essential reading for every law firm leader, C-suite executive, and practicing attorney. In this episode you'll learn: What the "exponential age" means and why the pace of change is unlike anything before The 9 Exponential Age Mindset Attributes (EAMAs) every lawyer needs to develop Why clinging to the "just do the technical work" comfort zone is no longer enough How to shift from lawyer-as-technician to trusted strategic advisor The IRAC trap — and why leading with conclusions wins business How Bias Jiu-Jitsu helps lawyers recognize and leverage their own cognitive patterns Why fear of AI is really fear of identity loss — and how to work through it 3…

People in this episode

Host: Scott Love

Guest: Catherine McGregor

Topics covered

• technology transformation
• legal profession
• AI adaptation
• leadership development
• cognitive patterns
• future-proofing legal practice

Keywords

• AI
• lawyers
• technology
• leadership
• cognitive bias
• strategic advisor
• exponential age
• legal practice
• future-proofing

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: Preparing Lawyers for Technology Transformation

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