Hey there Legal Rebels! 👋 I’m excited to share with you the 40th episode of the 2025 season of the LawDroid Manifesto podcast, where I will be continuing to interview key legal innovators to learn how they do what they do. I think you’re going to enjoy this one!I recall when Bradley first broke onto
California Enacts Landmark AI Safety Law But With Very Narrow Applicability
On September 29, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed the Transparency in Frontier Artificial Intelligence Act (TFAIA, SB 53 or the Act)[1], establishing a comprehensive framework for transparency, safety and accountability in the development and deployment of the most advanced artificial intelligence models. Building upon existing California laws targeting AI such as AB 2013[2], the Act, which takes effect January 1, 2026 and imposes penalties up to $1 million per violation, creates immediate compliance obligations for AI developers of the most powerful frontier models.
No surprise that genAI is redefining entry-level jobs!
ComputerWorld.com reported that “Generative AI (genAI adoption is transforming entry-level roles in the tech industry, with more than half of workloads now augmented by AI, according to one study. Tasks such as drafting reports, synthesizing research, fixing simple code, and cleaning data, can already be executed by AI tools, according to the study by
The Agentic State: A Global Framework for Secure and Accountable AI-Powered Government
Editor’s Note: Governments worldwide are on the brink of a transformation more radical than the digital revolutions of the past. In The Agentic State: Rethinking Government for the Era of Agentic AI, Luukas Ilves, Advisor to the First Deputy Prime Minister of Ukraine on AI and digital transformation and former Chief Information Officer of
Elise Buie: Numbers Plus Narrative in Building a Healthier Law Firm
In this episode, Steve Fretzin and Elise Buie discuss:
- Using data-driven decision-making to manage and grow a modern law firm
- Redefining work-life integration and employee well-being within professional culture
- Building brand identity and marketing strategies rooted in authenticity and measurable ROI
- Leadership through adaptability, empathy, and alignment between values and performance metrics
Key Takeaways:
- Reframing
The Most Exciting Opportunities AI is Creating for Lawyers
I spoke with Tom Martin, the founder and CEO of LawDroid, an Adjunct Professor teaching Generative AI and the Delivery of Legal Services at Suffolk University Law School, and a co-founder of the American Legal Technology Awards. We discussed the most exciting opportunities AI is creating for lawyers, best practices for persuading
Best AI for Legal Writing: 12 Tools Every Lawyer Should Try in 2025
What is the best AI for legal writing?Hint: It’s not ChatGPT. In fact, there’s no “silver bullet” that does it all, but the latest wave of legal AI tools comes very close!Over 79% of legal professionals now use AI tools to speed up their research, drafting, and document review. Basically, you free up more
The Race to Reinvent Online Travel
Good Sunday morning from Seattle (actually, about 180 miles south of Seattle at one of Marriott’s new Post Card Cabins in Glennwood, Washington) . . . Our weekly Online Travel Update for the week ending Friday, October 10, 2025, is below. This week’s OTU includes recent product updates from both Expedia Group (Hotels.com) and Booking
From Startup To $2 Billion: EvenUp Is Transforming Personal Injury Practice
Plaintiffs AI firm, EvenUp, just hit a $2 billion valuation after recently raising $150M.
But here’s what makes this funding round different: it signals that AI for plaintiffs’ lawyers has reached a tipping point.
I first met EvenUp’s co-founder at ILTA in 2023. My initial reaction? Ho-hum. Another demand letter generator.
Then I learned about
Above The Law: Law Professor Catches Deloitte Using Made-Up AI Hallucinations In Government Report
Law professor Chris Rudge The Australian government paid consultants Deloitte 440,000 Australian dollars ($290,000) for a report on the use of automated penalties in Australia’s welfare system. The final version of the report was placed on the Department of Employment and Workplace Relation, but that’s far from the end of the story. Law professor Chris Rudge at Sydney