I’m an adjunct professor of legal entrepreneurship at the University of Connecticut School of Law, and I've never been more excited about the future of law. This year, I simplified my reading list to just two books: "The...more
7/21/2025
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Business Development ,
Client Services ,
Databases ,
Draft Documents ,
Entrepreneurs ,
Innovation ,
Law School ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Professional Development ,
Startups
Lawyers are getting sanctioned for AI-generated fiction masquerading as legal research. The most infamous case, Mata v. Avianca in New York federal court, saw attorneys submit a brief containing six completely fictional...more
6/24/2025
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Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Document Review ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Sanctions ,
Verification Requirements
The legal profession stands at the edge of a cliff, and most practitioners are sleepwalking toward it. This isn't about gradual change or market evolution. The legal industry is being rewired in real time by artificial...more
6/20/2025
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Automation Systems ,
Career Development ,
Client Services ,
Contract Drafting ,
Document Review ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Technology ,
Popular ,
Professional Development
The legal profession is experiencing a quiet revolution, and most law firms are completely unprepared for what's coming. While Big Law partners obsess over billable hours and corner offices, a new generation of lawyers is...more
6/2/2025
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Big Law ,
Business Development ,
Business Ownership ,
Career Development ,
Client Services ,
Innovative Technology ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Young Lawyers
The legal profession is stuck in the past. Most law firms still operate like they did fifty years ago. Senior lawyers assign tasks. Junior lawyers do the tasks. This is the old way....more
5/27/2025
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Business Development ,
Business Strategies ,
Client Services ,
Collaboration ,
Innovative Technology ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Young Lawyers
In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, artificial intelligence is democratizing execution across the profession. As routine tasks become automated, the qualities that differentiate exceptional legal professionals are...more
5/19/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Client Services ,
Corporate Culture ,
Employees ,
Ethics ,
Firm Leadership ,
Hiring & Firing ,
Innovative Technology ,
Job Applicants ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development
Last week, I had the opportunity to spend time with Cain Elliott, Chief Legal Futurist at Filevine. Our conversation was both inspiring and jarring. He walked into the room and asked a question that every law firm, lawyer,...more
5/12/2025
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Business Development ,
Client Services ,
Corporate Culture ,
Innovative Technology ,
Law Firm Ownership ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development
Disruption is not on the horizon. It is already here. From generative AI and automation to shifting client expectations and the commodification of legal knowledge, the legal industry is undergoing rapid transformation. This...more
5/6/2025
/ Algorithms ,
Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Client Services ,
Data Management ,
Innovative Technology ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Litigation Strategies ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Young Lawyers
For decades, law firm financial models have been built on a simple premise: people doing lots of work. The industry has functioned on the billable hour, where time is directly equated with money. It has become a universal...more
Let’s not dance around it. Law firms today have two options: change or extinction.
Artificial intelligence is no longer a distant buzzword. It’s already reshaping how legal work gets done, what clients expect, and how...more
3/28/2025
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Client Services ,
Consultants ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Project Management ,
Risk Management ,
Thought Leadership