Our guest this week is Gus Neate. Gus is the CEO and co-founder of WilsonAI. WilsonAI, in turn, is a startup using AI to streamline legal operations for businesses. Gus is an Oxford graduate who began his career as an engineer before pivoting to law, working as a private equity lawyer at Clifford Chance. His diverse background also includes co-founding a tutoring company and working in product management at a legal tech startup. As an in-house lawyer, Gus witnessed firsthand the inefficiencies caused by repetitive legal tasks—an experience that continues to inspire his innovative work at WilsonAI.
Today, Gus shares how his engineering background shaped his approach to legal problem-solving, the journey of building WilsonAI, and his vision for how AI can empower legal teams. He also offers valuable advice for those entering the legal tech space.
Read the full transcript of today's episode here: https://www.seyfarth.com/dir_docs/podcast_transcripts/Pioneers_GusNeate.pdf
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Our guest this week is Gus Neate. Gus is the CEO and co-founder of WilsonAI. WilsonAI, in turn, is a startup using AI to streamline legal operations for businesses. Gus is an Oxford graduate who began his career as an engineer before pivoting to law, working as a private equity lawyer at Clifford Chance. His diverse background also includes co-founding a tutoring company and working in product management at a legal tech startup. As an in-house lawyer, Gus witnessed firsthand the inefficiencies caused by repetitive legal tasks—an experience that continues to inspire his innovative work at WilsonAI.
Today, Gus shares how his engineering background shaped his approach to legal problem-solving, the journey of building WilsonAI, and his vision for how AI can empower legal teams. He also offers valuable advice for those entering the legal tech space.
Read the full transcript of today's episode here: https://www.seyfarth.com/dir_docs/podcast_transcripts/Pioneers_GusNeate.pdf
This week, we’re catching up with Ivy Grey, a legal tech entrepreneur, writer, and longtime friend of the podcast. We first spoke with Ivy three years ago about her fascinating background in anthropology and journalism, as well as her work at WordRake, where she's now chief strategy & growth officer. She also continues as an advisor to PerfectIt, a proofreading tool for legal professionals.
In this episode, Ivy walks us through her “sandwich” approach to writing with generative AI, and how new tools in WordRake are helping users write more clearly and confidently. We also talk about staying ethically grounded while using gen AI, and how emerging tech might reshape legal training and apprenticeships. Ivy brings a usual mix of insight, clarity, and energy.
Read the full transcript of this episode here: https://www.seyfarth.com/dir_docs/podcast_transcripts/Pioneers_IvyGreyReturns.pdf
Pioneers and Pathfinders
Our guest this week is Gus Neate. Gus is the CEO and co-founder of WilsonAI. WilsonAI, in turn, is a startup using AI to streamline legal operations for businesses. Gus is an Oxford graduate who began his career as an engineer before pivoting to law, working as a private equity lawyer at Clifford Chance. His diverse background also includes co-founding a tutoring company and working in product management at a legal tech startup. As an in-house lawyer, Gus witnessed firsthand the inefficiencies caused by repetitive legal tasks—an experience that continues to inspire his innovative work at WilsonAI.
Today, Gus shares how his engineering background shaped his approach to legal problem-solving, the journey of building WilsonAI, and his vision for how AI can empower legal teams. He also offers valuable advice for those entering the legal tech space.
Read the full transcript of today's episode here: https://www.seyfarth.com/dir_docs/podcast_transcripts/Pioneers_GusNeate.pdf
