“The train is coming into the station. As lawyers we’re all waiting on the platform. The train’s going to go – you either get on the train, or you don’t. It’s your decision.”
In this episode we talk to founder and AI expert Alexander Kardos-Nyheim about what developments in legal technology mean for aspiring and existing lawyers, as well as for law firms.
Alexander had an interest in law from a young age, and landed a training contract at A&O Shearman soon after completing his degree at Cambridge.
While working as a trainee, Alexander built a legal large language model (LLM), which he then sold to Thomson Reuters in the summer of 2024. Alexander has since been working at Thomson Reuters, and the company has announced the launch of its own legal LLM this summer.
We discuss how trainees and junior lawyers can use AI and legal tech innovatively and to their advantage. We also talk about how AI will help law firms in the long run, by upending the traditional way of working, and improving efficiency and accessibility both for lawyers and clients.
Alexander offers a refreshingly optimistic view of the legal industry and the job market more generally in a landscape where AI dominates the headlines.