At LegalTechTalk 2026, David Woolstencroft sat down with Jean Yang to discuss one of the biggest shifts happening across the legal industry.

It's no longer a question of whether organisations will adopt AI.

The question has become:

Where do we start?

After moving from litigation in New Zealand to co-founding legal AI pioneer McCarthy Finch and now leading the legal innovation community at Onit, Jean has had a front-row seat to the evolution of AI in legal.

💡 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀:

↳ AI has moved from curiosity to a business priority across legal teams.

↳ The biggest challenge is no longer convincing people to adopt AI, but helping them navigate the overwhelming number of options.

↳ Learning from peers is often more valuable than listening to another webinar or sales pitch.

↳ Successful AI transformation is driven by community, collaboration and shared experiences.

One insight stood out:

"I must do something with AI. I don't necessarily know what, but I must."

As AI adoption accelerates, the organisations that move forward most confidently may not be the ones with all the answers.

They'll be the ones willing to learn from each other.

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