Safer Internet Day

In this context, legaltech is consolidating as a key discipline to address the legal challenges of the digital environment, connecting legal knowledge with technology and business. Specialized training in legaltech allows professionals to anticipate risks, ensure compliance with current regulations and actively contribute to building a safer digital ecosystem, in line with the principles promoted by Safer Internet Day.

1. In the face of the growing threat of cyberattacks and exposure to sensitive data, how should lawyers incorporate a culture of cybersecurity into their daily practice?

Instead of turning lawyers into technical experts, the challenge is to integrate cybersecurity as a natural part of legal practice and risk management. This involves understanding how data is generated, used and shared, adopting secure processes in day-to-day operations and working in coordination with technology, regulatory compliance and business areas. The culture of cybersecurity begins with process design, not with the tool.

From a LegalTech and LegalOps perspective, the key is to operationalize compliance: establishing workflows, controls and clear responsibilities that minimize risks and allow lawyers to make informed decisions without slowing down business activity.

2. What role does The Valley's LegalTech and LegalOps program play in preparing lawyers to manage these risks?

The LegalTech & LegalOps program at The Valley prepares lawyers to understand and manage the complexity of the digital environment from a transversal perspective, where law, technology and business converge. It is not just about knowing the regulations, but learning to implement operational models, processes and tools that allow for efficient and sustainable compliance.

Our approach places special emphasis on how decisions are made, how data is managed and how risks are governed, providing professionals with a common language with technological and business profiles, which is essential for successfully addressing current challenges.

3. What do you believe will be the long-term impact of training in LegalTech and LegalOps, both individually for lawyers and collectively for organizations?

Individually, training in LegalTech and LegalOps transforms the lawyer's profile, who ceases to be a mere interpreter of rules to become a strategic advisor, focused on processes, data and outcomes. This increases their employability, leadership skills and relevance within organizations.

Collectively, the impact is even greater: organizations that integrate these competencies achieve more efficient, predictable and business-aligned legal services, reducing risk and generating trust both internally and externally.

4. How should the legal practice evolve to integrate technology more seamlessly, without losing the human and ethical component that characterizes the profession, while ensuring the confidentiality of all the data it manages?

Technology should be seen as an element that enables better professional practice, not as a substitute. Legal practice should evolve towards models where automation frees up time for analysis, judgment and decision-making, thereby reinforcing the human and ethical component of the lawyer.

From LegalOps, this translates into data governance models, traceability of decisions and process control, which ensure confidentiality and regulatory compliance without sacrificing the quality of advice or the trust relationship with the client.

5. What barriers or challenges do lawyers and organizations face in implementing LegalTech tools?

The main challenge is not technological but cultural and organizational. Many LegalTech initiatives fail because the tools are implemented without first rethinking the processes, roles and goals to be achieved.

That is why at LegalOps we insist that technology should come after designing the operational model. Resistance to change, lack of clear metrics, and disconnection between legal, IT and business departments remain key barriers.

6. One of the main concerns arising from the increasing exposure to the Internet is data protection and cybersecurity. What are the main legal challenges faced by companies in this area, and how can LegalTech offer effective solutions?

The major legal challenge is to manage regulatory compliance dynamically in a changing environment, with multiple jurisdictions, large volumes of data and new technological uses like artificial intelligence. The risk is no longer just punitive but also reputational and operational.

LegalTech enables the automation of controls, tracking of risks and generation of proof of regulatory compliance, facilitating proactive management of data protection and reducing reliance on purely reactive approaches.

7. In line with the previous question, we see that digital trust has become very relevant, especially in the relationship between companies and users. How does LegalTech contribute to transparency and compliance with clients' data protection regulations?

LegalTech contributes to digital trust by making regulatory compliance visible, traceable, and understandable for both organizations and users. Well-designed tools make it easier to explain how data is used, how it is protected, and what rights clients have.

In this sense, LegalOps plays a key role in turning regulations into clear and measurable processes, aligning regulatory compliance, user experience, and business objectives. This coherence is the basis for sustainable digital trust.

Access the full interview published in Diario Jurídico here.