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Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI PodcastAuthor: Evisort
Welcome to "Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI Podcast," brought to you by Evisort. In this podcast, we explore the transformative world of legal AI, focusing on the innovative intersection of law, business, and technology. Join our hosts, Hal and Memme, as they engage with industry leaders, legal experts, and tech visionaries to uncover the latest trends, challenges, and opportunities in contract management and AI-driven legal solutions. Whether you're a legal professional, business leader, or tech enthusiast, our discussions aim to enlighten, inspire, and empower you with practical insights and strategies for navigating the future of contracts in the digital age. Tune in to stay ahead in the evolving landscape of legal AI and turn your contracts into strategic assets. Language: en Genres: News, Tech News, Technology Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Building Agents & Removing Friction, with Kelly McCord of SimpliPhi
Episode 2
Tuesday, 3 March, 2026
Nothing is stopping your legal team from functioning like a high-performing business unit - except a lack of understanding and clarity on the real potential of AI. In this episode of Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI Podcast, hosts Hal Marcus and Memme Onwudiwe sit down with Kelly McCord, Founder and Principal Consultant at SimpliPhi Management LLC and former head of legal operations at HSBC, to explore how to leverage AI and automation to transform legal workflows. What You'll Learn: How to cross-train multiple LLMs simultaneously to compound results Why legal ops professionals need baseline AI literacy, not deep technical expertise The practical framework for embedding legal earlier in business decisions How to build AI agents with guardrails that automate routine work while preserving human control The skill-building path to AI competency in legal operations How to reduce contract negotiation cycles from weeks to hours using agent-to-agent negotiations About the Guest: Kelly McCord is the Founder and Principal Consultant at SimpliPhi Management LLC, a legal operations consulting firm. With over 20 years of experience spanning engineering, business process consulting, financial services, and legal operations (including her role as Head of Legal Operations at HSBC), Kelly has become a pioneering voice in legal technology and AI implementation. Her work helping corporate legal teams integrate cutting-edge AI tools while maintaining quality human oversight makes her a leading voice for legal operations professionals seeking to modernize their functions and demonstrate clear value to the broader organization. Episode Resources Kelly McCord on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-m-mccord/ SimpliPhi Website: https://simpliphillc.com/ Workday Contract Management: https://www.workday.com/en-us/products/contract-management/overview.html Hal Marcus on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/halmarcus/ Memme Onwudiwe on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/memmeonwudiwe/ Theme music: "Load" Copyright © 1996 by Hal Marcus.
