Buying ai software is NOT a strategy - Chad Ergun

In this episode of People in Legal, Tim Kenney sits down with Chad Ergun, CIO of Womble Bond Dickinson (US) LLP, to unpack what law firms are getting right… and wrong… when it comes to AI. 💡 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆𝘀: ↳ Don’t start with tools — start with policy, security, and client obligations ↳ Your data needs to be ready — otherwise AI won’t deliver value ↳ Prompting isn’t enough anymore — it’s about context and control ↳ Free AI tools come with risks — especially around client confidentiality ↳ The real shift? Lawyers moving from doing the work… to orchestrating it One insight that stood out: You’re not just using AI anymore — you’re managing how it thinks, what it sees, and how it responds. From data readiness to agentic AI, this conversation goes beyond the hype and into what actually matters for firms today. #PeopleInLegal #LegalTech #AIinLaw #CIO #LegalInnovation #FutureOfLaw #DataStrategy #LawFirms #TechInLaw