People, Process, Platform: What Actually Drives Legal MarTech Adoption
 

People, Process, Platform: What Actually Drives Legal MarTech Adoption

By Mike Vallebuona, Raquel Lewis
September 17, 2026 | 30-minute episode
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Why do technology rollouts stall inside law firms, and what does it take to make them stick? In this episode, LMA Marketing Technology Shared Interest Group Co-Chairs Mike Vallebuona (Covington & Burling) and Raquel Lewis (Intapp) discuss the human side of marketing technology implementation, compare notes from across the landscape, and share candid stories of rollouts that landed and rollouts that didn't.

Tune in To Learn:

  • How to build buy-in before implementation.
  • The people and process work that determines whether a platform gets used.
  • Why law firms and their service providers often diagnose the same failure differently.
  • How to sustain momentum six and 12 months after launch.
  • The “People, Process, Platform” framework that can apply to whatever is currently stalling at your firm.

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Mike Vallebuona
Covington & Burling

Mike Vallebuona is director of marketing technology at Covington & Burling LLP, where he leads the firm's CRM, analytics, web, and creative teams. He co-chairs the LMA Marketing Technology Shared Interest Group and is currently focused on putting AI tools — from Copilot to pitch and proposal automation — into the hands of legal marketers in ways that actually change how the work gets done.

Raquel Lewis
Intapp

With nearly 25 years of experience helping 200+ professional services firms implement CRM, ERM, and eMarketing systems, Raquel Lewis brings deep expertise in marketing technology strategy, training, and process improvement. Currently serving as a technical program manager at Intapp, Raquel excels in cross-functional collaboration, translating complex data challenges into actionable solutions. She is actively involved in the legal marketing and technology communities through roles with LMA and the International Legal Technology Association and has contributed to industry conversations as a speaker on marketing technology and data.