The legal industry is not known for moving fast. But Monica Goyal has built her career by doing exactly that.

She sits at the intersection of law and technology. And for more than a decade, she has helped push the legal field toward a more modern, accessible future.

Today, as VP of Legal Innovation at Briefly Legal, she leads enterprise AI transformation across multiple legal entities. But her path to this role was anything but traditional.

Monica grew up in Toronto and pursued engineering first. She earned a BASc in Electrical Engineering from the University of Waterloo. Then she went on to complete a master’s degree in Electrical Engineering at Stanford.

That technical foundation would later shape her entire career.

After engineering, she made a shift. She earned her law degree from the University of Toronto and was called to the bar in 2009. She also became a licensed Professional Engineer.

This dual background gave her a unique edge.

In 2010, she founded My Legal Briefcase. At the time, the idea of using technology to improve legal access was still early.

“It was an early-stage legal tech company,” she says. “The field wasn’t mainstream yet.”

The platform grew to serve over 5,000 users. It focused on improving access to legal tools and services.

She later founded Aluvion Law, running her own practice focused on business and technology law.

These experiences gave her a deep understanding of both the business of law and the limits of traditional systems.

Monica’s current role at Briefly Legal puts her at the center of one of the biggest shifts in the legal industry: AI.

She leads enterprise AI transformation across four legal entities. Her work includes generative AI and workflow automation.

This is not just about tools. It is about changing how legal services are delivered.