Technology is not meant to be merely another tool, but an element of lasting competitive advantage
The legal market is changing faster than ever before. This is clearly visible throughout Central and Eastern Europe. The scale of lawyers’ work is also evolving at a rapid pace. Business is pressing forward, investments are accelerating, and proceedings are becoming increasingly complex — as a result, expectations of law firms are systematically rising. One can simply react to this. Or one can respond differently, by systematically designing a new reality. And that is precisely what Piotr Kochański is doing.
A system that guarantees quality – regardless of circumstances
Piotr Kochański states plainly that his role as Managing Partner operates across three interconnected dimensions, all of which require simultaneous oversight: matters, people, and the firm as an organisation. The third – the least visible – makes the greatest difference. Because the key question is: how do you build a system that consistently delivers the premium quality for which our firm is known?
Today, it is not enough to be only substantively strong. Services must be delivered safely, transparently, and consistently across the entire firm. That is why we long ago abandoned the classic model based on individual performance, in favour of systemic thinking — standards, processes, and infrastructure that ensure quality is not dependent on who happens to be handling a given matter.
Nearly 30 years of knowledge, experience, and business know-how have been transformed into something far more enduring than the mere sum of our competencies. Into a coherent and efficient ecosystem, at the centre of which stand people, strategy, relationships, collaboration, accountability, and cybersecurity.
AI as part of the whole – not an end in itself
When approaching implementation, we had clearly defined requirements – the system had to guarantee security and confidentiality, integrate with our work processes, and scale without chaos. We were not assessing whether AI would theoretically work, but whether it would work in our own very specific circumstances. And whether it would meet all of those very demanding requirements.
That is why we chose the Legora system.
“What mattered most was the sense that we were not simply buying a product. What counted was a readiness to collaborate, testing on real materials, iteration, and building standards we could rely on,” Piotr Kochański emphasises.
What changes in practice – for lawyers and clients
AI takes over the mechanical part of the work. This allows lawyers – particularly the more experienced ones – to focus on strategy, relationships, and accountability. Junior lawyers, in turn, gain earlier exposure to substantive work and clients’ specific matters.
“There is still a belief in parts of the market that value is measured in hours or pages. But these factors do not always reflect quality. What matters is solving a problem effectively, responsibly, and in a manner that is genuinely useful to the client,” our Managing Partner reminds us.
For clients, the integration of AI into our firm’s processes translates into three concrete changes:
- Speed – specific results, risk assessments, and action plans are produced in significantly less time
- Consistency – less variability in outcomes regardless of the team or individual handling the matter
- Strategy – more time devoted to discussing business objectives, less to the mechanics of document preparation
Judgement remains with the human
“AI can support analysis, but it will not replace judgement. This is not a question of speed versus quality. It is about designing processes in which speed supports quality rather than replaces it,” Piotr Kochański emphasises.
AI provides us with speed and scalability. But responsibility – for decisions, strategy, and the client relationship – always remains with the human. And that will not change.
Lasting advantage does not come from tools. It comes from the system
Today, we aspire to be the gateway to the CEE region for global capital — as a technology-driven law firm built to handle large-scale, high-stakes projects.
And we know very well that lasting advantage does not come from tools, but from the system that integrates those tools wisely. And from the people who are able to make the best use of them.
“We combine ambition, talent, and technology to achieve our strategic goals,” Piotr Kochański adds.
And that is precisely why we work with Legora.
You can find the full interview with our Managing Partner here.
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