Why AI Won't Replace Top Lawyers (But Will Destroy Mediocre Ones) | Innovantage Podcast #45

Episode notes

Are law firms using AI all wrong? The answer might cost you millions. Aku Sorainen, Founder & Senior Partner at Sorainen and Chairman at Crespect, reveals why most legal tech investments fail and what actually works after 25 years of building his own systems. In this episode, we explore the dangerous gap between AI hype and real-world legal practice. • Why Sorainen spent €2M building software after discovering global solutions were "years behind" • The "chaos in, chaos out" problem: Why 25M documents can be a liability • Why lawyers are using AI less for drafting in 2025 • The truth about junior lawyers and who survives the AI revolution • How clients now use AI against their own lawyers