{"podcast":{"title":"Careers and the Business of Law","slug":"careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793","podcast_index_feed_id":6403793,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/465618/rss","website_url":"http://sites.libsyn.com/465618/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/a/5/c/2a5cc799ec50e9a688c4a68c3ddbc4f2/CBL_art.jpg","author":"David Cowen","episode_count":142,"summary":"Welcome to Careers in The Business of Law with David Cowen, the podcast series designed to elevate and accelerate the careers of legal professionals. David aims to provide insightful and inspiring career stories from industry insiders, law firm leaders, corporate law department executives, and legal technology business leaders. This podcast will provide you with an inside look into the career journeys of some of the most successful and influential leaders in the legal field. You will gain actionable insights into their experiences, challenges, and triumphs through these discussions. Recognizing that the legal profession is constantly changing, David wants to ensure that you have the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate this evolving landscape. David's guests will provide insights on topics such as emerging technologies, legal operations, and leadership strategies, which will help you accelerate your career growth and success. David's goal is to create and inspire a community of legal professionals who are dedicated to learning, growing, and advancing their careers. Whether you are a law student, young professional, or seasoned veteran, this podcast series is for you. Join Dav…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793"},"episode":{"title":"Legal Tech Isn't Chasing Hype Anymore - It's Rewiring Litigation Budgets, Workflows, and What In-House Teams Keep","slug":"legal-tech-isn-t-chasing-hype-anymore-it-s-rewiring-litigation-budgets-workflows-and-what-in-house-teams-keep","published_at":"2026-03-20T20:18:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/legal-tech-isn-t-chasing-hype-anymore-it-s-rewiring-litigation-budgets-workflows-and-what-in-house-teams-keep","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793","url":"https://48601e5c-fc2d-4099-9281-666ceaf381e8.libsyn.com/legal-tech-isnt-chasing-hype-anymore-its-rewiring-litigation-budgets-workflows-and-what-in-house-teams-keep","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/48601e5c-fc2d-4099-9281-666ceaf381e8/Rian_KennedyDISCO-Legal_Week.mp3?dest-id=3934293","summary":"Live from Legalweek 2026, David Cowen sits down with Rian Kennedy , Director of Legal Hold Sales at DISCO, to talk about what has actually changed in legal tech over the last 12 months. The conversation goes beyond AI hype and gets into what matters now: cloud maturity, agentic workflows, insourcing pressure, tighter budgets, and why legal teams are starting to use technology to control spend, consolidate systems, and rethink where legal ops ends and business ops begins. Hosted by David Cowen Key Topics Covered Why the legal market has moved from cautious curiosity to real AI adoption, with law finally pushing to stay competitive instead of lagging behind How the pandemic accelerated cloud adoption and set the stage for today's faster embrace of GenAI and agentic AI Why the most valuable buyers are still the innovators who want to build alongside vendors before tools become table stakes How corporate legal teams are reassessing what to keep in-house, what to send to outside counsel, and where ALSPs fit in the middle Why legal ops leaders who mastered contracts and workflow discipline are now asking the bigger question: what comes next How litigation budgets are becoming a strategic focus, with more interest in visibility, control, consolidation, and reducing outside counsel spend Why legal hold, eDiscovery, and preservation are becoming more important as data sources multiply and automation becomes essential 🎧 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!","meta_description":"Live from Legalweek 2026, David Cowen sits down with Rian Kennedy , Director of Legal Hold Sales at DISCO, to talk about what has actually changed in lega…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1307,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/episodes/legal-tech-isn-t-chasing-hype-anymore-it-s-rewiring-litigation-budgets-workflows-and-what-in-house-teams-keep/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/legal-tech-isn-t-chasing-hype-anymore-it-s-rewiring-litigation-budgets-workflows-and-what-in-house-teams-keep.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}