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EPISODE · Feb 17, 2026 · 19 MIN

Ruben Miessen Co-founder and CEO at LegalFly: 8x ARR Growth in One Year

from Scaling Europe · host Sebastian Johnson

More than 80% of corporate legal work is repetitive, and it is still being billed by the hour. LEGALFLY is building the legal operating system for in-house teams, automating contracts, compliance checks and due diligence at scale.I spoke with Co-founder and CEO Ruben about why legal budgets are shifting from law firms to AI tools, how junior-heavy legal models are starting to break, and how LegalFly grew 8x ARR last year by focusing on enterprise clients where data security is non-negotiable.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel – check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkTimestamps:0:20 - Introduction to LegalFly1:10 - Focus on in-house legal teams2:01 - Transition from services to technology4:30 - Impact of AI on legal sector6:23 - Company growth over the past year7:10 - Expectations for future growth targets8:15 - Importance of US market entry9:29 - Data security as a unique selling point13:36 - Product innovation for platform agnosticism15:10 - Scaling go-to-market teams for expansion17:04 - Reasons clients prefer point solutions18:41 - Challenges of using multiple point solutions

More than 80% of corporate legal work is repetitive, and it is still being billed by the hour. LEGALFLY is building the legal operating system for in-house teams, automating contracts, compliance checks and due diligence at scale.I spoke with Co-founder and CEO Ruben about why legal budgets are shifting from law firms to AI tools, how junior-heavy legal models are starting to break, and how LegalFly grew 8x ARR last year by focusing on enterprise clients where data security is non-negotiable.The Scaling Europe show is presented by Deel – check them out here:https://get.deel.com/ruynb7o4lfjkTimestamps:0:20 - Introduction to LegalFly1:10 - Focus on in-house legal teams2:01 - Transition from services to technology4:30 - Impact of AI on legal sector6:23 - Company growth over the past year7:10 - Expectations for future growth targets8:15 - Importance of US market entry9:29 - Data security as a unique selling point13:36 - Product innovation for platform agnosticism15:10 - Scaling go-to-market teams for expansion17:04 - Reasons clients prefer point solutions18:41 - Challenges of using multiple point solutions

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