Why APAC leaders are struggling to get legal AI budget – and how the most effective ones are succeeding

Ask an APAC general counsel what is holding back their legal AI programme and the answer is rarely the technology.

Apr 6 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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March 2026

Singapore Has Set the Rules for GenAI in Legal. What Law Firms, In-House Lawyers, and Vendors Should Do Now.

This is one of a series of articles we are publishing on the growing legal AI governance field in Asia-Pacific.

Mar 9 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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February 2026

AI Is Forcing Law Firms to Rethink Talent Strategy

Don’t Cut the Bottom of the Pyramid

Feb 23 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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Are You Ready for Agentic AI? Insights from Singapore’s New Framework

On 22 January 2026, Singapore’s Minister for Digital Development and Information, Josephine Teo, announced the launch of the Model AI Governance…

Feb 3 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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January 2026

Why Designing AI for Power Users is Holding Your Firm Back

In AI change management, the limiting factor is rarely the technology itself.

Jan 22 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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Most Legal AI Policies Are Ignored. Here’s Why

Many organisations have an AI policy.

Jan 9 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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December 2025

Key Legal AI Trends to Watch in 2026

How to stay ahead in a shifting landscape

Dec 8, 2025 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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November 2025

Stop Using Legal AI for Everything

Use it to sharpen, not replace, your hard-won legal skills

Nov 25, 2025 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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AI in Practice: The Five Tool Categories Transforming In-House Legal Work

A recent Ministry of Law survey and listening session confirmed what many in the profession already sense: AI and legal tech adoption in Singapore’s…

Nov 14, 2025 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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October 2025

I spoke to 100 in-house lawyers about legal AI. Here’s what I learned.

Awareness is growing, but there are significant barriers to adoption

Oct 31, 2025 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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How to avoid buying the wrong legal tech

(Lessons from a washer-dryer)

Oct 21, 2025 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)

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Reclaiming Your Story in an Age of Transformation

What one lawyer’s “luck” revealed about purpose, growth, and reinvention.

Oct 6, 2025 • Lynette Ooi (CEO, BetterWiser)