Automate Office Work

Listen in on an intriguing conversation about the proper use of AI. Not exactly the how of using new technology, but the why and what it means for us as human beings. We found in our conversation that we are both skeptically optimistic. We embrace the future, but also realize that a lot of what is being sold to us is hyperbole. We will make it through to the other side eventually to a future that uses tools appropriately. But how will it change us as human beings?

You think you know SharePoint. Think again. Learn how to use it on steroids. It's the technology used behind Teams and OneDrive and the place to store data if you want to use CoPilot to the fullest. So why not start using it the right way?

Everyone can automate now — and that's exactly the problem. In this episode, we tackle what happens when the automations your organization depends on outlive the people who built them. You'll learn the three ways automations go wrong (orphaned, shadow, and zombie), the four pillars of tracking them well — inventory, ownership, documentation, and lifecycle — and a lightweight six-step system for building a registry without creating an approval bottleneck. Plus: why every automation needs a godparent, why "the finance team owns it" really means nobody does, and the one line you should add to your offboarding checklist today. Whether you've built fifty workflows or just inherited one from someone who left, this episode will help you make sure nothing your organization relies on ever becomes a ghost.

To celebrate hitting the century mark, Episode 100 of Automate Office Work reflects on the first 100 episodes. Host Justin looks back at the foundational lessons learned over the first 100 episodes, detailing what worked, what failed, and how the shift from raw automation to human-centric design transformed modern operations. Looking ahead, the episode charts the future trajectory of workplace productivity, laying out the roadmap for advanced workflows, scaling low-code systems across organizations, and managing the evolving digital landscape for the next 100 episodes and beyond.

The gang is getting back together. In this special reunion episode, Justin reassembles the panel that started it all – a CLM GC driving enterprise-wide transformation, an AI ethics philosopher wrestling with the moral implications of autonomous legal systems, an engineer building the next generation of legal tech from the ground up, and an average lawyer just trying to survive their inbox. Together, they reflect on how much has changed since their first conversation and take an unflinching look at where legal technology is actually headed – cutting through the vendor hype to separate real value from empty promises. They'll tackle the uncomfortable questions: Is generative AI delivering where it matters, or is it just creating new problems? Are legal departments sleepwalking into a dependency crisis? When does efficiency become an ethical issue? And is the legal profession finally ready for real change, or are we just adding AI on top of broken processes? The first half is the conversation you've been waiting for. The second half is yours – because we're opening the floor to the audience, inviting listeners to come on live, share their own frustrations, ask the panel the questions nobody else is asking, and challenge the experts directly. This isn't a webinar. It's a conversation. Come with questions – the panel's ready.