Two TechShow keynotes. Two very different speakers. But the same conclusion.
Jordan Furlong opened TechShow by talking about the human lawyer: the one who walks through the valley with clients, who has their back, who builds the kind of trust AI can replace.
Nilay Patel by arrived at the same place from a different direction. His argument: law is built on ambiguity and unpredictability. Software abhors both. And the best lawyers don’t just navigate the law. They navigate their clients’ anger, fear, and desires through it. Lawyers are as much therapists as they are lawyers.
Furlong and Patel: two bookends to an outstanding TechShow and a hopeful message for the future for those who are listening.
Here is my Above the Law post