In this episode of Straight Goods, hosts Lea Lavoie and Dominic Kingston sit down with Jean-Philippe (JP) Couteau, a rare breed of legal professional: lawyer, founder, and tech innovator. After years of practicing law at top-tier firms and building a corporate law department inside a Big Four, JP realized the legal world was still stuck in the analogue era relying on binders, manual processes, and legacy systems. So he launched Ingenio, a legal tech startup designed to digitize and streamline corporate law for the modern era.

JP shares what it’s like to bootstrap a startup while still practicing law, the challenges of building cross-functional teams between legal and tech, and why AI has both incredible potential and real risks in the legal industry. From tips on how law firms can adapt to automation, to stories about fax machines, regulatory barriers, and producing legal services, JP offers a clear-eyed and inspiring look at what the next generation of law might look like and how entrepreneurs can help lead the charge.