06/11/2026
Lexitas CEO Nishat Mehta Discusses Why Responsible AI Adoption May Define the Next Era of Litigation
Technology and AI are reshaping the litigation ecosystem, but for law firms, adoption is not as simple as moving faster. In this episode of On Record PR, Jennifer Simpson Carr speaks with Nishat Mehta, CEO of Lexitas, about why the legal industry’s cautious approach to technology may be better understood as responsible adoption.
The conversation explores how AI is affecting litigation services, case triage, deposition summaries, client expectations, and even the future of the billable hour. For managing partners and executive committees, this raises a fundamental question: how is strategy actually executed within the firm when innovation, risk, and client service intersect?
Key episode insights:
- Why legal technology adoption is different in high-risk professional services
- How generative AI’s text-based capabilities make it especially relevant to law
- Why client pressure may accelerate AI adoption across firms
- How AI could change case volume, triage, and access to justice
- What law firm leaders should consider before rethinking pricing and workflow models