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AI Arbitrators Will Destroy the Legal Profession (And That's a Good Thing)

Last week, the American Arbitration Association announced something that should have every lawyer cheering: an AI-powered arbitrator for construction disputes that promises to cut costs by 35% and resolution time by 20%....more

Your Law Firm AI Strategy Is Failing Because Your Data and Systems Are Garbage

Law firms are making the same mistake with AI that they made with cloud computing, practice management software, and every other technology wave over the past two decades. They are spending money on shiny new capabilities...more

Your Firm's AI Strategy Is Backwards (And Expensive)

Law firms are spending millions on AI tools that cannot answer basic questions about their own cases. The problem is not the AI. The problem is that nobody taught the AI how law firms actually work. Every legal tech vendor is...more

AI Is the Internet: Is Your Firm's Strategy Already Obsolete

The legal industry spent the last decade obsessing over which practice management software to buy. Which document automation tool. Which legal research platform. Firms hired consultants, formed committees, negotiated...more

Mark Cuban Is Right: The Only Legal Skill That Matters Now Is Making Machines Work for You

Mark Cuban doesn't mince words. When I asked him for advice for my law students at UConn Law School, his response was brutally simple: "Become intimate with all the LLMs. Learn what they can and can't do. Same with agentic...more

The AI Lie That Legal Tech Companies Are Selling….

Every technology vendor pitching to law firms leads with the same promise: our solution will save you time. They're lying, and they know it. The truth about AI in legal practice isn't that it will reduce work. It's that it...more

New Study Confirms Your Associates Are Already Using ChatGPT. Here’s What To Do..

Law firms love to debate AI governance policies while their workforce has already gone rogue. New research from the National Bureau of Economic Research reveals that 700 million people use ChatGPT weekly, and the demographics...more

Single-Modal AI Is the New Fax Machine: Technically Functional, Practically Obsolete

The legal profession has a screen addiction problem. Walk into any law firm and you'll see armies of associates hunched over multiple monitors, toggling between document management systems, research platforms, and...more

The Tech Bros Are Wrong About Law's Future, And That's Good News for Real Lawyers

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

Law Firms Have a Massive AI Problem They're Pretending Doesn't Exist

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

[Event] AI Era: The Future of Legal Workflows - November 13th - 14th, Charleston, SC

Join the movement of forward-thinking firms embracing AI the right way. WHERE LEGAL INNOVATION MEETS REAL IA STRATEGY - Join top legal professionals, AI innovators, and operations experts for a 2-day live experience...more

Why Legal AI Products Are Getting Lapped by $20 Chatbots

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

Your Firm’s AI Policy Probably Sucks: Why Law Firms Need Education, Not Rules

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

Stop Pretending You're Teaching Judgment: Why Law Firms Are Failing Associates in the AI Era

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

The Legal Tech AI Bubble Is Real and Some Law Firms Will Get Burned

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

Law Firms Are Bleeding Talent Because They Refuse to Build Leaders

Law firms have a leadership crisis. Not a shortage of managing partners or practice group heads, but a fundamental inability to develop actual leaders from within their ranks. The traditional model of promoting the best...more

AI is Creating Legal Opportunities We've Only Dreamed About

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

AI Hallucinations Are Destroying Legal Careers: Here's How to Fight Back

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

Excellence or Extinction: Why the Legal Industry's AI Revolution Will Destroy the Middle

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

Why Every Big Firm Lawyer Should Consider Going Solo (And Why Firms Should Welcome This)

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

Generational Collaboration: The Opportunity For Law Firms In The Age Of AI

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

Law Firms Must Prioritize Hiring for Curiosity and Work Ethic in the AI Era

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

A Survival Roadmap For Lawyers and Law Firms In The Age of AI

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

What Will Lawyers Do in the Future?

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

[Ongoing Program] The Way to Your Own Law Firm - Session 3: Money - May 14th, 7:00 pm ET

Own Your Practice, Own Your Success - Ready to launch your own law firm? Join our free, three-session course, break free and build the law firm you’ve always wanted. The Way to Your Own Law Firm - You became a...more

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