What does legal AI value look like once speed stops serving as the headline metric? In this episode of The Geek in Review , Greg Lambert and Marlene Gebauer speak with Nikki Shaver , co-founder and CEO of Legal Technology Hub and a member of the inaugural Financial Times Law 50 . Shaver argues that law firms need to move beyond time saved toward efficacy: stronger output, stronger client outcomes, and more effective legal advice. The conversation examines why the billable hour is far from finished yet no longer serves as the sole measure of legal value. Shaver compares hourly timekeeping to a taxi meter: useful for internal visibility, yet insufficient as the price signal for work transformed by AI. Workflow mapping, client discussions, and pricing discipline become central where an AI-ena
