# Is Legal Tech in a Bubble? Nikki Shaver on AI Strategy and Legal Tech Growth

An episode of [AI and the Future of Law](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/podcast/1751625159), 9 Jun 2026, 37 min.

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The legal tech market is growing fast—but is it a bubble, or the beginning of a new era for legal services? In this episode, Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack are joined by Nikki Shaver, co-founder and CEO of Legaltech Hub, to discuss how AI is reshaping law firm strategy, pricing, technology selection, and competition. Nikki explains why firms are moving beyond efficiency as the main measure of AI value, how AI-native firms may challenge incumbents, and why agentic AI creates new governance and security questions for legal organizations. In this episode: • How legal tech adoption has shifted since ChatGPT • Why AI value is moving from efficiency to quality • What AI-native firms mean for incumbent law firms • How law firms should evaluate legal tech startups • Why agentic AI raises new governance risks • What Nikki expects next for the legal tech market Keywords: legal tech, legal technology, AI in law, legal AI, law firm strategy, Nikki Shaver, Legaltech Hub, agentic AI, AI-native firms, law firm innovation, legal innovation, GenAI, legal tech bubble, future of law Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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