Lawyerist Podcast Choosing the Right Legal Tech in the Age of AI, with Scott Clasen
Apr 2, 2026
Scott Clasen, a legal tech strategist with a decade advising SaaS products, explains how to stop chasing tools and start solving real workflow problems. He discusses AI-enabled vs useful AI, contextual AI and agentic AI as trained team members. The conversation covers build vs buy with low-code, where data should live, and designing portable, platform-agnostic systems.
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Ask If AI Is Just A Label Or Truly Contextual
- Ask vendors what their built-in AI actually does and whether it differs from querying ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini.
- Scott Clasen warns that AI labeled features are meaningless unless they provide contextual access to your firm's data and workflows.
Consider No-Code Builds For Narrow Needs
- Consider no-code/vibe coding to build narrowly tailored tools instead of paying for many underused SaaS features.
- Scott notes firms paying for tools they use 30% of can instead build custom functionality with low-cost cloud-code approaches.
Contextual AI Is The Real Value Add
- Contextual AI adds value by combining firm-specific data with general knowledge to give tailored answers.
- Scott says firms gain value when AI can see firm emails, workflows, and past handling to answer in your firm's voice.