E568 Inside the AI-Native Law Firm Transforming Legal Services with Vector Legal's Keenan Venuti

Today's guest is Keenan Venuti, CTO & Co-Founder at Vector Legal. Founded in 2026, Vector Legal is an AI-native law firm based in San Francisco serving startups, growth-stage companies, venture capital firms and private equity investors. Combining experienced attorneys with proprietary AI technology, the organization supports clients from company formation through fundraising, commercial contracts, employment matters and acquisitions.

Keenan is an experienced full-stack AI engineer specializing in legal AI, document intelligence and agent-driven workflows. He has built enterprise AI systems for contract lifecycle management and now develops the AI infrastructure powering Vector Legal. His work spans product, engineering, sales and go-to-market, with a focus on turning complex legal challenges into practical products and services that make legal work simpler, faster and more accessible.In the episode, Keenan talks about:

0:00 His background from machine learning and legal tech to Vector Legal CTO

2:27 Building an AI-native law firm from the ground up

5:30 How AI delivers faster, more affordable legal services without compromising quality

7:47 Why paid work trials help identify genuinely aligned engineering talent

10:00 Plans for building practical AI tools while expanding into enterprise legal services

12:14 Combining AI-powered legal services with an all-in-one software platform

To find out more about all the great work happening at Vector Legal, check out the website https://www.vectorlegal.com/