Host: Sacha Kirk, Chief Strategy Officer & Co-Founder, Lawcadia

Guest: Jane Platt, Founder & Principal Consultant, Streamline Legal Ops

What if the biggest risk in a legal tech project is not the software you choose, but the operational groundwork you skipped before you bought it?

In this episode of In-House Matters by Lawcadia, we hear from Jane Platt, founder of Streamline Legal Ops, as she shares her perspective on what legal teams need to get right before buying or implementing technology. Drawing on more than 20 years inside public company legal departments, Jane has worked across contract processes, data migrations, compliance programmes, records management and legal technology implementations.

This conversation will explore why legal teams often jump too quickly to vendor selection, product demos and implementation before they have properly understood their current processes, data, documents, stakeholders and decision points. Jane discusses the foundational work that helps legal teams move to clear requirements, better procurement decisions, and successful implementations.

This practical 30-minute session covers:

• Why legal tech readiness starts well before vendor selection
• Why implementation and adoption success depends on involving the right people early
• How to understand your current process before designing the future state — collecting user stories and pain points
• Practical steps small and growing legal teams can take before a larger technology investment

This episode offers practical guidance for in-house legal teams preparing for legal technology, with a focus on getting the foundations right early so they can reduce rework, support adoption and make better buying decisions.