Today's episode of The Contract Lens Podcast features an insightful conversation between Malbek Director of Sales, Kevin Brening, and Managing Director at Valenta BPO, Richard Nohe, as they discuss how digital transformation is impacting in-house legal departments today. Having recently published a paper called "Digital Contracting in the Context of Digital Transformation", Richard brings a deep understanding of the issues facing legal departments in the age of digital transformation. He acknowledges the tension that inevitably exists since technology is inherently forward focused and legal is backward focused on historical precedent. But despite those tensions, legal no longer has a choice to delay from analog and manual methods, and there is great benefit to be gained in efficiencies and off-loading tedious tasks that pull away from more strategic work. Richard makes the case for why legal should align with the broader goals of the business and why AI should really be called "augmented intelligence", and he concludes with his advice for those organizations embarking on a digital transformation journey. So grab a glass of wine, and let's talk contracts!

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