{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/663dca7d1f998c001258a68a/69ac2bcb7036d739024b8c86?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"How Legal Teams Are Actually Handling AI: Government Vs Skyscanner","description":"<p>AI is transforming the legal world, but how do legal teams navigate a landscape overflowing with tools, evolving risks, and shifting workforce dynamics? In this episode, we go&nbsp;<strong>behind the scenes with a UK government lawyer and an in-house legal director</strong>&nbsp;to explore how top teams are actually approaching AI.</p><p><br></p><p>I'm talking with Peter Boyce, one of the legal deputy directors in the civil service and AI lead for his agency.</p><p><br></p><p>I'm also talking with Amy Cronin, senior director of legal at Skyscanner.</p><p><br></p><p>We cover:</p><p><br></p><ul><li><strong>Structured Frameworks:</strong>&nbsp;How legal teams prioritize the right AI tools, focus on key problems, leverage enablement teams for comparisons, and negotiate costs based on real value.</li><li><strong>Entrepreneurial Adoption:</strong>&nbsp;Why giving teams the freedom to experiment at the ground level, even without advanced coding skills, can unlock innovation and practical insights.</li><li><strong>Responsible Experimentation:</strong>&nbsp;How “light touch” trials with non-sensitive data allow teams to learn fast without overcommitting, balancing speed with caution.</li><li><strong>Governance and Responsibility:</strong>&nbsp;The critical role of standards, liability, and security and why trust, transparency, and data protection remain non-negotiable.</li><li><strong>The Changing Legal Workforce:</strong>&nbsp;How automation is reshaping skill requirements, creating new roles like legal engineers and prompt specialists, and emphasising human strengths in strategy, advocacy, and client relationships.</li><li><strong>Market Dynamics:</strong>&nbsp;The potential societal, ethical, and environmental backlash and why lawyers now have a real opportunity to shape AI tools to meet professional needs.</li><li><br></li></ul><p>Whether you’re a legal professional, technologist, or just curious about the future of law, this episode offers&nbsp;<strong>practical strategies, insider perspectives, and a glimpse into how the most forward-thinking legal teams are making AI work, without letting it hold them back</strong>.</p><p><br></p><p>&nbsp;--------</p><p><br></p><p>Each week I take what I'm hearing in conversations with legal leaders.</p><p><br></p><p>I analyze the market and track emerging trends in this AI era.</p><p><br></p><p>In my newsletter called The Future Lawyer Market Intel for the AI era</p><p><br></p><p>I'm focused on:</p><p><br></p><p>What AI is exposing</p><p>The opportunities</p><p>The blind spots</p><p>And the shifts shaping the next five years.</p><p><br></p><p>This is how you see the chessboard before everyone else does:</p><p><br></p><p><a href=\"https://hollycope.my.canva.site/thefuturelawyer\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://hollycope.my.canva.site/thefuturelawyer</a></p><p><br></p>","author_name":"Holly Cope"}