EP 19: Why Lawyers Need a New Visual Language in the Age of AI

In this episode of Beacon Voices, Akshay Verma (COO at SpotDraft) speaks with Olga, CEO of TermScout, former General Counsel, and co-author of the American Bar Association's new book, Visual Literacy for Lawyers.Olga talks about why most contracts are technically excellent and practically useless, why "information" is no longer a competitive advantage in the age of AI, and what lawyers should actually be training for instead.Here, she also traces her path from art school dreams to Wilson Sonsini to General Counsel to becoming a legal tech founder. She also gets into why less than 10% of law students ever learn to draft a contract, and why she believes AI makes human judgment more valuable, not less.Topics   Introduction: 00:00 Why she wrote "Visual Literacy for Lawyers": 2:28 Who the book is really for: lawyers, clients, and counterparties: 8:21 Judgment vs. information — two very different skills: 12:10 What law school actually teaches: litigation over drafting: 15:35 Using AI to analyze lawyers’ transcripts: 25:04 Should law students read this book? Olga's hope for 1L curriculum: 31:30 Closing thoughts: changing humans' relationship with contracts: 33:30Connect with us:   Olga V- https://www.linkedin.com/in/olgamack/   Akshay Verma - https://www.linkedin.com/in/akshay-verma-esq/   SpotDraft - https://www.linkedin.com/company/spotdraft      SpotDraft is a leading contract lifecycle management platform that solves your end-to-end contract management issues. Visit https://www.spotdraft.com to learn more.