AI, law, and the next phase of enterprise software
Insights|May 11, 2026
At House of Many Voices, discussions centered on how emerging technologies are reshaping industries and what that means for competitiveness, talent, and organizational design. A recurring theme was the gap between rapid technological progress and the pace at which institutions adapt.
Against this backdrop, Max Junestrand, CEO and co-founder of Legora, shared a practitioner’s perspective on how generative AI is already changing the structure of work in professional services.
Legora, founded in Stockholm in 2023, builds an AI platform for legal professionals and has scaled rapidly to hundreds of employees and customers across global markets. The company operates in a sector that has historically lagged in digital transformation, despite its size and economic importance.
The impact of generative AI on legal services
“Legal is a trillion-dollar industry,” Max noted, contrasting it with smaller sectors that have seen faster technological adoption.
The opportunity lies in applying advances in large language models to industries where work has remained manual, complex, and resistant to automation. Legal services, in particular, have been difficult to digitize due to their reliance on language, judgment, and context. Recent progress in AI has begun to change that.
Max emphasized that the shift is structural rather than incremental. At Legora, AI is already embedded deeply into workflows.
“Eighty percent of our code is written by AI,” he said, describing how engineers increasingly focus on reviewing and guiding outputs rather than producing everything manually.
Organizational transformation and leadership
This reflects a broader transition in how work is organized. Rather than using AI as a marginal productivity tool, organizations need to rethink processes from the ground up.
“It’s a fundamental process redesign. If you were starting from scratch with AI at the center, how would you structure the work?”
At the same time, Max pointed to a gap between technological progress and real-world adoption. Many professionals are not yet engaging with the latest tools.
“The fact that only a few people have tested the latest models is a problem if we want to stay competitive as a country.”
For organizations, the implication is operational. Competitive advantage will depend less on access to AI and more on how effectively it is integrated into workflows. Leadership plays a role in enabling this shift by creating time and space for experimentation and internal disruption.
Max also addressed concerns about job displacement. While AI will replace certain tasks, he argued that it expands overall capacity rather than reducing demand for skilled professionals.
“Just because AI can do parts of the work doesn’t mean we need fewer people. It means we can build more.”
Challenges and opportunities for European startups
The central takeaway is practical: AI is already changing how work gets done. The organizations that benefit will be those that redesign their processes around it, rather than treating it as an add-on.
With AI taking over more routine tasks, value shifts toward strategic thinking, problem-solving, and client-facing roles.
He also highlighted a structural challenge for European startups: limited experience in scaling enterprise software companies. While technical talent is strong, companies often need to build leadership capacity internationally to grow at scale.
Despite this, the Nordic ecosystem remains active and attractive to global talent. Maintaining that position will depend on faster adoption of AI and a willingness to rethink established ways of working.
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