#121 From Bollywood to AI: Reinventing Legal Leadership

Pralika Jain has built her career on bold pivots—from Bollywood media and entertainment in India to health tech, Twitter during Elon Musk’s acquisition, and now leading legal at an AI data company in New York. But her real transformation isn’t about industries. It’s about mindset. After years of watching lawyers chase perfection, Pralika embraced a different philosophy: stop taking yourself so seriously, stay curious, and build as you go. In this episode of Lawyers Who Learn, host David Schnurman sits down with Pralika to explore her journey from Georgetown LLM student learning to code to becoming the first Head of Legal at Hex, an AI analytics data platform. She shares what it was like to be the sole lawyer at a 160-person  SaaS startup, how she navigated the chaos of Twitter’s acquisition, and why sitting quietly in product meetings as a “fly on the wall” made her a better business partner. Pralika explains how she uses AI tools like Claude and Slack integrations to build internal playbooks, triage legal requests, and operate as a one-person legal team without burning out. Throughout the conversation, she challenges the legal profession’s obsession with perfection. Working hard isn’t enough. Growth requires agility, experimentation, and the courage to show up authentically—even if you don’t fit the traditional mold. For lawyers navigating AI disruption, in-house pressure, or career pivots, Pralika offers a powerful reminder: you don’t need to know everything to lead. You just need to stay curious, stay flexible, and keep building