Silicon Valley thinks it knows how to fix law. Tech founders pitch me their vision weekly: AI-powered law firms where bots negotiate with bots, where marketing algorithms feed cases directly into language models, where human...more
9/8/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Bots ,
Business Development ,
Client Services ,
Dispute Resolution ,
Innovation ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Technology ,
Professional Development ,
Relationship Development ,
Silicon Valley ,
Technology Sector
Your associates are using ChatGPT. Right now. While you're reading this. According to Pew Research data from June 2025, 34% of U.S. adults have used ChatGPT, double the rate from 2023. Among adults under 30, that number jumps...more
9/2/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Best Practices ,
Business of Law ,
Client Data ,
Cybersecurity ,
Data Privacy ,
Data Security ,
Information Governance ,
Information Technology ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Policies and Procedures ,
Risk Management
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8/27/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Client Services ,
Events ,
Firm Leadership ,
Innovation ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Paralegal
I was an early adopter of CoCounsel. And it blew my mind. The idea that AI could read cases, summarize depositions, and draft research memos felt revolutionary. I evangelized it to anyone who would listen. Today, that same...more
8/25/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Best Practices ,
Business of Law ,
Document Review ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Research ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Software ,
Training
Law firms are getting AI adoption backwards. While managing partners draft elaborate policies about which tools lawyers can use and when, associates are already running client documents through ChatGPT on their phones. The...more
8/18/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Continuing Legal Education ,
Document Review ,
Information Technology ,
Innovation ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Ethics ,
Legal Technology ,
Professional Development ,
Risk Management ,
Training
Law firms love to talk about developing judgment in their associates. Partners wax poetic about how grinding through document review and drafting routine motions builds the elusive quality that separates good lawyers from...more
Walk the halls of any legal tech conference today and you'll trip over dozens of AI startups promising to revolutionize law practice. Each booth features the same pitch: "We're ChatGPT, but for lawyers!" The valuations are...more
8/5/2025
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Automation Systems ,
Business Strategies ,
Innovation ,
Law Firm Associates ,
Law Firm Partners ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Operations ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Popular ,
Software ,
Technology Sector
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
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
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
/ AI Act ,
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
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
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
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
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
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
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
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
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
/ Artificial Intelligence ,
Client Services ,
Consultants ,
Law Practice Management ,
Legal Project Management ,
Legal Technology ,
Machine Learning ,
Professional Development ,
Project Management ,
Risk Management ,
Thought Leadership