Building Outside the Box: Monica Zent on Legal Ops, AI, and Bold Bets

In this episode of The Abstract, Monica Zent, serial entrepreneur, legal tech investor, and legal innovation pioneer, shares her journey of founding ZentLaw and helping shape modern legal operations before the term even existed. She unpacks the founder’s mindset, how to lead through ambiguity, and why taking bold bets early pays off. Monica also shares guidance on embracing AI, identifying scalable legal tech ideas, and forging unconventional paths in a traditionally risk-averse industry.