# Jason Barnwell on AI Agents, Contract Lifecycle Management, and the Future of Legal Work

An episode of [AI and the Future of Law](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1751625159), 21 Apr 2026, 36 min.

Audio: https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/66667b98b6f3d900124fe6a1/e/69e6fc9966c3374f7ec10f57/media.mp3

Artificial intelligence is moving beyond tools and into systems—reshaping how legal work is performed and delivered. In this episode, Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack speak with Jason Barnwell, Chief Legal Officer at Agiloft, about the rise of AI agents, contract lifecycle management, and what these shifts mean for legal practice. They explore how some professionals are able to extract exponentially more value from AI than others, the growing importance of structuring legal knowledge into reusable protocols, and how contract data is becoming a strategic asset inside organizations. The conversation also examines shifting incentives, emerging career paths, and how legal education and training may need to evolve in response. Topics discussed include: • AI agents and the shift from tools to systems • Why some professionals get exponentially more value from AI • Contract lifecycle management and the rise of contract data as infrastructure • The changing role of lawyers from executors to system architects • Legal education, training models, and new career pathways Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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