How GenAI Flipped the Script: Julie Brown on Tech Adoption, Digital Agents, and the Future of Legal Work
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Hosted by David Cowen | Presented by Steno
Live from the floor at ILTACON 2025, this episode dives into the real transformation happening inside law firms and what GenAI has to do with it. Julie Brown, Director of Practice Technology at Vorys, shares why attorneys are finally asking for AI, what it means to build digital agents, and how legal tech professionals have evolved from taskmasters to strategic leaders.
From workflow automation to workforce evolution, Julie breaks down what’s changing, what’s coming next, and how to stay ahead in a profession that’s reinventing itself in real time.
Key Topics Covered:
- How GenAI has flipped the script on legal tech adoption
- Why attorneys are now driving the demand for innovation
- The shift from eDiscovery silos to full-firm strategic impact
- What the rise of digital agents means for tomorrow’s workforce
- How legal ops teams are becoming drivers of business value
- Julie’s “second career” in agent design, automation, and workflow strategy
- Why human-in-the-loop AI still matters and always will
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