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A Podcast with the Legalverse Media team and Marc Mandel
How Leveraging AI and Smart Tech is Transforming Legal Departments into Engines of Business Value
Summary
Most legal teams are overwhelmed with tasks that steal time from what truly matters. Marc Mandel, General Counsel at Exos (https://www.linkedin.com/in/marcmandel), reveals how leveraging AI is transforming legal departments into engines of business value, and how you can do the same.
In this episode, you’ll discover the innovative AI-driven solutions Marc’s team uses to cut contract review time from hours to minutes, freeing up resources for strategic initiatives. He breaks down how AI can streamline everything from agreements with interns to entity management, with real-world metrics showing time savings of 3-4 hours per deal. Marc shares how these tools handle lower-risk work with near full autonomy, freeing legal staff to focus on high-stakes matters.
You’ll learn the secrets behind Marc’s approach to legal tech adoption—providing self-service tools to the business. We explore how this mindset shifts the legal department from a cost center to a key business enabler. Marc emphasizes partnering with the business rather than policing it, providing insights into aligning legal value with operational needs for maximum impact.
With a background in tech and a passion for problem-solving, Marc shares his unusual journey that began in the dot com era. His open source projects on GitHub (see https://github.com/LegalMarc) represent just the beginning of what modern legal teams can build for themselves. For example, his Mac OS app Marcut helps expose and redact docx document metadata.
If you’re curious about how legal tech can make your department faster, smarter, and more strategic, you’ll find actionable ideas here.
Perfect for legal leaders, innovation-focused GCs, and tech-savvy attorneys eager to leverage AI for competitive advantage, this episode reveals how embracing technology transforms legal departments into business partners—delivering immediate value and long-term strategic benefits. Don’t get left behind. Tune in and learn how to unlock your legal team’s full potential.
Main Topics
- Defining value in legal services through efficiency and attention management
- Practical AI applications in legal workflows, including contract review and entity management
- How legal tech supports business partnering and strategic decision-making
- Managing outside counsel efficiently with AI tools
- Personal innovations in legal software development and metadata analysis
- The role of technology in M&A due diligence processes
- Building a marketing and publishing platform for legal professionals
Timestamps
00:00 – Welcome and introduction to Marc Mandel
01:18 – What is value in legal services? Reducing attention overload
02:09 – AI’s role in automating contract review and redlining processes
03:27 – Case study: AI-driven contract playbook for intern agreements
04:26 – Time savings from AI contract automation
05:29 – AI for compliance in low-risk legal processes
06:57 – Entity management with CoverPin and international expansion
09:12 – Partnering with the business: aligning legal tech with corporate goals
10:30 – Mark’s journey: from tech industry to legal leadership
11:29 – Personal projects: Metadata analysis and PII redaction tools
14:48 – AI in M&A due diligence: buy-side vs sell-side processes
19:02 – Managing outside counsel using AI invoice compliance tools
25:34 – Building a legal media and content platform 27:12 – Closing thoughts and connect with Marc
