{"id":149362,"date":"2026-04-22T15:50:38","date_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:50:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/22\/how-legal-teams-can-stay-relevant-in-product-led-companies\/"},"modified":"2026-04-22T15:50:38","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T23:50:38","slug":"how-legal-teams-can-stay-relevant-in-product-led-companies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/04\/22\/how-legal-teams-can-stay-relevant-in-product-led-companies\/","title":{"rendered":"How Legal Teams Can Stay Relevant In Product-Led Companies"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Legal teams today face a fundamental shift.<\/p>\n<p>In product-led companies, speed is everything \u2014 and traditional legal processes simply can\u2019t keep up. <\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s episode of <em>UpLevel View<\/em>, Betsy Cantrell (VP of Legal at HighLevel) shares how she transformed her legal function from a reactive bottleneck into a proactive growth partner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AI as a Force Multiplier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AI is transforming legal work at every level. <\/p>\n<p>Here, Stephanie shares one way she\u2019s using it in her legal operations consultancy \u2014 and how GCs are lowering their outside counsel bills with this technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>AI Versus Human Lawyers <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many legal teams hesitate to adopt AI due to concerns about accuracy. Here, Betsy and Stephanie offer a counterpoint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>For the Full Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curious to learn more? Check out this episode below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/04\/how-legal-teams-can-stay-relevant-in-product-led-companies\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How Legal Teams Can Stay Relevant In Product-Led Companies<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Legal teams today face a fundamental shift.<\/p>\n<p>In product-led companies, speed is everything \u2014 and traditional legal processes simply can\u2019t keep up. <\/p>\n<p>In this week\u2019s episode of <em>UpLevel View<\/em>, Betsy Cantrell (VP of Legal at HighLevel) shares how she transformed her legal function from a reactive bottleneck into a proactive growth partner.<\/p>\n<p><strong>AI as a Force Multiplier<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>AI is transforming legal work at every level. <\/p>\n<p>Here, Stephanie shares one way she\u2019s using it in her legal operations consultancy \u2014 and how GCs are lowering their outside counsel bills with this technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Uf1CuWrmaAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p><strong>AI Versus Human Lawyers <\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Many legal teams hesitate to adopt AI due to concerns about accuracy. Here, Betsy and Stephanie offer a counterpoint.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"422\" height=\"750\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2E1rif3zsNQ?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/figure>\n<p><strong>For the Full Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Curious to learn more? Check out this episode below.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/37c6nPZQUZk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"> <\/iframe><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Legal teams today face a fundamental shift. In product-led companies, speed is everything \u2014 and traditional legal processes simply can\u2019t keep up. In this week\u2019s episode of UpLevel View, Betsy Cantrell (VP of Legal at HighLevel) shares how she transformed her legal function from a reactive bottleneck into a proactive growth partner. 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