Law, Reinvented

Adam Curphey is Director of Innovation at a leading UK firm. Based in London he is also a visiting professor at BPP Law School and author of The Legal Team of the Future: Law+ Skills. Adam has worked at multiple law firms as both a practising lawyer and in his current role as a director of innovation, where he partners with lawyers, business teams, and clients to devise new ways of delivering legal services. He has been responsible for global AI strategy, amassed almost a decade of experience as a law and legal innovation lecturer, is a founding member of the in-house ‘O Shaped’ community, and has spoken on innovation and AI globally. Adam possesses a master’s in law from University College, Oxford and a master’s in education and technology from the UCL Institute of Education.Oz Benamram is Chief AI and Knowledge Officer at a leading US firm, based in New York. A global leader in knowledge management and legal technology innovation, Oz has spent decades heading the knowledge and innovation functions at three leading law firms, and has advised law firm leaders, LegalTech companies, and investors on legal AI, knowledge, and innovation. He is the founder of SKILLS.law, a community of legal innovation professionals, and a frequent speaker, writer, and interviewer on the future of legal practice.Rebecca Pasternak is Director, AI Integration & Enablement at a leading US law firm, based in New York. She is a technology and innovation leader with experience spanning legal practice, legal technology, venture-backed startups, and enterprise AI deployments. Rebecca has a proven track record designing and building enablement programmes that drive end-user adoption of new technology through core change management principles, and she possesses deep hands-on experience building with LLMs, with a genuine excitement for sharing what she has learned about how AI is reshaping ways of working, whether in hands-on training sessions or more broadly in public settings.

Congratulations to the authors on crafting a truly accessible and comprehensive guide to navigating the challenge of embedding AI in your legal practice. Readers at all levels of the industry will benefit from this timely contribution at a critical moment of transition for the practice of law. Chris Howard, University Partnerships Director at BARBRI

• ForewordChapter 1: What's Changing and Why it MattersChapter 2: How AI WorksChapter 3: Strategic ConsiderationsChapter 4: Building a teamChapter 5: Data is the work productChapter 6: Training, Engagement, and AdoptionChapter 7: Picking the toolsChapter 8: Risk, Privacy, and Data GovernanceChapter 9: "Vibe Coding" and Shadow AIChapter 10: Working TogetherChapter 11: Keeping UpEpilogue