The Lawyer’s Passport to AI, Cybersecurity, and Global Opportunity

On the Law Practice Today podcast, host Terrell speaks with Betania Allo, an Argentinian lawyer with graduate studies in international relations (Harvard) and an LLM (Syracuse) who is finishing a doctor of engineering in cybersecurity analytics at George Washington. Allo describes her work at the intersection of law, policy, international security, and emerging technologies, including roles at the UN in New York and in Saudi Arabia on the NEOM smart-city project leading cybersecurity culture and awareness for thousands of employees and contractors. Now head of TMT, AI governance, and privacy at Legaltracks in Riyadh, she discusses bridging regulators and innovators, the human factor in cybersecurity, differences in global regulatory priorities, and practical advice for lawyers seeking international opportunities through study, networking, and conferences.

00:00 Networking Opens Doors
00:21 Podcast Welcome Disclaimer
01:00 Meet Betania Allo
01:58 From Argentina to Cybersecurity
04:27 Balancing PhD and Work
05:39 Law Degree as Passport
09:02 Cybersecurity Culture Worldwide
10:47 Saudi Vision and AI Policy
12:36 Finding Global Legal Roles
13:37 Conferences and Speaking Gigs
14:33 Bridging Lawyers and Engineers
16:17 Build Your Network
17:19 Where to Find Betania
17:44 Final Thanks and Outro