# AI Won't Replace Lawyers - But It Will Replace Legal Workflows

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Podcast: [Careers and the Business of Law](https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793)
Published: 2026-03-09T19:46:00+00:00
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## Resource

What happens when AI meets one of the most risk-sensitive professions in the world? In this episode, David Cowen sits down with KPMG partner Ed Gill to unpack how AI, operating models, and contract intelligence are reshaping the business of law. The real shift isn't just new tools - it's a new mindset where lawyers move from doing the work to orchestrating humans, workflows, and AI agents. Hosted by David Cowen Key Topics Covered Why people, process, and technology - in that order - determine whether legal AI actually delivers results The Ford assembly line analogy for law: how breaking legal work into workflows unlocks massive efficiency gains Why buying AI tools without redesigning the operating model almost always fails The rise of AI agents as "digital teammates" that extract clauses, analyze risk, and automate contract review How one global company is redesigning its legal function to cut 12,000 contracts down to 5,000 through standardization The hidden enterprise opportunity: poor contract management may cost companies up to 11% of revenue each year Why the lawyer of the future becomes the conductor of an AI orchestra rather than the person playing every instrument 🎧 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Share this episode and take your career from now to next! 💡To learn more about the future of legal innovation, visit https://cowengroup.com/ Never eat alone!

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