25 Years of Change, One Truth That Lasts: Phil Bryce on Legal Tech, Strategy, and Courage
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Hosted by David Cowen | Presented by Steno
Live from the floor at ILTACON 2025, in this rich, retrospective conversation, Phil Bryce, longtime legal Knowledge Management leader and strategist - traces the evolution of legal tech from the dawn of email to today’s GenAI disruption. But this episode is about more than just tech. Phil shares hard-earned lessons on connection, courage, and how relationships made 20 years ago still shape his career today.
If you’re navigating what’s next or building your place in this industry, Phil’s story is a masterclass in going far together.
Key Topics Covered:
- What GenAI means now and how it echoes the early days of legal tech
- How Knowledge Management, strategy, and innovation emerged from organized chaos
- The power of connection: how one lunch sparked a 20-year peer network
- Why today’s best opportunities aren’t in job descriptions, you create them
- “Follow the joy”: Phil’s framework for building a career worth having
- How courage and curiosity created the career he didn’t know he was building
- The future of legal tech leadership and why thinking like a managing partner matters
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