May 28, 2026 · 21 min · 10 segments
If AI is changing how legal work is done, what do in-house lawyers need to do differently to stay effective and influential? In this episode of In-House Matters by Lawcadia, we hear from Archana…
Archana AcharyaGuest
Sasha KirkHost
I'm curious to hear your perspective about what is really changing for in-house lawyers right now.
Our team uses AI tools, and it's really important because for a small team like us, it has had significant productivity and efficiency gains.
So the work that we're now able to do in-house, where previously we may have had to send that externally to law firms, and also how quickly we're able to turn things around, it's probably no surprise to the audience, we're using it to do contract reviews, extract relevant provisions from contracts, provide summaries, do chronology of events.
But I think what's really important and what's shifting is that the work that the in-house lawyer's doing is, is changing.
For me, I'm seeing that it's less drafting and perhaps a bit more reviewing and judgment, less research that we're doing and more advising, and for me, that makes the role much more interesting.
And it's also the case that there were occasions where I know having a blank sheet of paper was my biggest fear because I couldn't start, whereas now with AI, you can produce a draft in seconds, so there's no more excuses, and I think that's wonderful.
Look, we've also experienced where AI has got it wrong, and it has hallucinated, and that's why for me, and something I've shared across the team, and my executives are also of the same view-
Because for us, AI is a tool that is meant to help us with our roles, and ultimately the lawyer is responsible for the accuracy of the advice.
So it's really clear that what is changing is more of a focus on advice, more of a focus on judgment, and that those are the skills that are really elevated.
I'm curious to hear your perspective about what is really changing for in-house lawyers right now.
Our team uses AI tools, and it's really important because for a small team like us, it has had significant productivity and efficiency gains.
So the work that we're now able to do in-house, where previously we may have had to send that externally to law firms, and also how quickly we're able to turn things around, it's probably no surprise to the audience, we're using it to do contract reviews, extract relevant provisions from contracts, provide summaries, do chronology of events.
But I think what's really important and what's shifting is that the work that the in-house lawyer's doing is, is changing.
For me, I'm seeing that it's less drafting and perhaps a bit more reviewing and judgment, less research that we're doing and more advising, and for me, that makes the role much more interesting.
And it's also the case that there were occasions where I know having a blank sheet of paper was my biggest fear because I couldn't start, whereas now with AI, you can produce a draft in seconds, so there's no more excuses, and I think that's wonderful.
Look, we've also experienced where AI has got it wrong, and it has hallucinated, and that's why for me, and something I've shared across the team, and my executives are also of the same view-
Because for us, AI is a tool that is meant to help us with our roles, and ultimately the lawyer is responsible for the accuracy of the advice.
So it's really clear that what is changing is more of a focus on advice, more of a focus on judgment, and that those are the skills that are really elevated.
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