30. Who Gets the Good Tech? Levelling Up Legal AI with TeareOne

Host Tim Flagg talks with James Teare of TeareOne, a practising lawyer of 25 years, about bringing practical AI to the parts of the legal market that are usually last in line. James explains how to match real workflows with clear use cases, cut through vendor hype, and make adoption work for smaller firms with tight budgets and limited time.

We cover drafting assistance with human oversight, web and mobile apps that need minimal integration, and the due diligence needed on data, compliance and resilience. James also shares how an ecosystem of UK providers can help with training, ISO readiness, escrow, and cyber security so firms can adopt safely and keep serving clients without disruption.

What you will learn:

• How to turn vendor promises into concrete workflow wins
• Pricing and procurement models that open access for smaller firms
• Risk and compliance basics for legal AI
• GDPR, SRA duties, data residency, encryption in transit and at rest
• EU AI Act and CRA awareness, UK standards and ISO
• Business continuity so practice does not pause
• Why minimal integration tools often beat big platform replacements
• When open source or on premise options make sense
• How to run introductions, due diligence and short pilots that stick

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