How AI Is Transforming the Practice of Law with Cristin Traylor

AI is moving into legal practice at remarkable speed, but there’s a big difference between experimenting with a new tool and trusting it with work that could affect a case, a client, or a legal decision. My guest is Cristin Traylor of Relativity, who brings an especially useful perspective to that question. Cristin spent more than two decades developing discovery strategy in complex litigation before moving into legal technology and artificial intelligence. Today, she works with law firms and corporate legal departments on the practical application of generative AI in discovery and other legal workflows. We talk about where AI is already delivering real value for lawyers—and where some of the enthusiasm may be getting ahead of the technology. Cristin explains why defensibility and validation remain so important when AI enters the legal process, what lawyers need to understand before relying on AI-generated results, and why adopting these tools doesn’t eliminate the need for human judgment. We also get into the changing role of lawyers as AI takes on more of the work traditionally associated with reviewing, organizing, and analyzing large volumes of information. What should lawyers still be doing themselves? Where can technology make them better and more efficient? And how should legal teams evaluate the growing number of AI products promising to transform the way they work? It’s a conversation about AI, discovery, legal judgment, and how to distinguish meaningful innovation from hype as the profession works through a technological shift that is still very much underway. Jump in to hear Cristin’s perspective on what generative AI can—and can’t—do for legal teams, how to approach it responsibly, and what its continued evolution could mean for the practice of law. ______________________________________ Thanks for listening!  If you like what you hear please give us a rating. You'd be amazed at how much that helps.  If you have questions for Tom or would like to participate, you can reach him at [email protected]. Ask him about creating this kind of content for your firm -- podcasts, webinars, blogs, articles, papers, and more.  Tom on LinkedIn Emerging Litigation Podcast on LinkedIn Emerging Litigation Podcast on the HB Litigation site