Get Ready to Ride the Dragon: Cat Casey on AI, Law, and the Future of Everything

Talking to Cat Casey feels like getting hit with a bolt of energy, pop culture, and sharp-as-nails insight all at once. She’s not just the chief growth officer at Reveal and a legal AI expert—she’s a full-on force. In a recent conversation, she broke down why AI is the fire that’s reshaping the legal world, why lawyers need to get moving, and how Game of Thrones explains everything from eDiscovery to career survival.

Her metaphor game is strong. eDiscovery tools? Dragons. Powerful, game-changing, and not to be messed with. Use them right, and you fly. Use them wrong (or not at all), and you burn. “If you’re not prepared to ride the dragon, you’re going to get burned,” Cat says. And she means it—because the legal profession is standing at the edge of a major shift.

She compares AI to fire itself—transformative, dangerous, essential. After 20 years pushing for tech adoption, she’s finally seeing the rock roll downhill. Fast. Now, it’s all about helping lawyers keep up, not convincing them to start. But that doesn’t mean everyone will make it. Her biggest fear? Inertia. Not AI, not ethics—just lawyers refusing to change.

And while she’s excited, she’s also watching some dark clouds roll in. Deepfakes and generative AI are messing with what counts as reliable evidence. We’re heading into an era where seeing is no longer believing, and that’s a huge problem for a system built on trust.

So what can lawyers do? Be curious. Play with the tools. Build a network. And, as Cat puts it, embrace your inner dork. Use AI to boost your strengths—not to replace you, but to make your expertise hit harder.

Because this isn’t the time to hang back. As Cat says, “Get curious, start experimenting, and get ready to ride the dragon.”

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