
The Legal AI Game: Why Waiting Might be Better Than Rushing ft. Myah Bowermaster
Between the Briefs · 2026-05-14 · 44 min
Episode notes
Applying AI to an already bad process is just automating a bad process,” says Myah Bowermaster, Head of Legal Operations at Cvent, in this episode of Between the Briefs by Steno. Tune in as hosts Adrian Cea and Joe Stephens sit down with Myah to explore the truth behind AI adoption in the legal landscape. What You’ll Learn: How to position legal operations as strategic partnership Why waiting for AI maturity beats first-mover adoption The framework for assessing legal tech readiness How to build credibility as a non-lawyer legal operations leader The “help me help you” approach to process implementation Why contract data integration unlocks revenue-generating insights How to hire for legal operations success without a legal background The human-AI balance that protects cognitive capability AI is shiny, but not all that glitters is gold. And, it turns out waiting, rather than rushing, might be the smarter choice when it comes to the AI game.