Legal teams are more than the firefighters of your organization. They can be the reason your business scales. In this episode of Meeting of the Minds - The Legal AI Podcast, hosts Hal Marcus and Memme Onwudiwe sit down with Olivier Plummer, Program Manager for Legal Technology and Operational Excellence at Coinbase, to explore how to leverage contract intelligence and AI agents to drive real business impact.

What You'll Learn:

How to balance centralized data governance with democratized AI innovation
Why API and Model Context Protocol (MCP) integration is now non-negotiable
The "Start Simple, Impact-Driven" framework for AI implementation
How to position Legal Ops as a strategic thought partner, not a delivery function
Why contract data is a multi-stakeholder goldmine
The critical importance of finding internal champions and managing tech debt

About the Guest:
Olivier Plummer is the Program Manager for Legal Technology and Operational Excellence at Coinbase, bringing deep expertise in contract intelligence, AI agents and enterprise legal management. With a background spanning marketing technology, entertainment and four years driving legal tech evolution at Coinbase, Olivier has become a thought leader in democratizing AI across legal departments. His work at Coinbase, including scaling contract management to handle 5,000+ agreements monthly and expanding contract analytics value across sales, finance and HR, demonstrates how AI transforms legal from a cost center into a competitive advantage.

Episode Resources

Olivier Plummer on LinkedIn: Olivier Plummer
Coinbase Website
Workday Contract Management: Website
Hal Marcus on LinkedIn: Hal Marcus
Memme Onwudiwe on LinkedIn: Memme Onwudiwe