When it comes to AI, all to often law firm management freeze up from too many choices and do nothing, or overcorrect and buy everything in sight. 8am’s Legal Industry Report, for example, shows nearly 75% of legal professionals are already using general-purpose AI tools like ChatGPT and Claude for work, while 71% say their
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Lawyers and Cybersecurity: Talk to An Experts. Before It’s Too Late
At Legalweek, while everyone else was talking about AI features, I sat down with Michel Sahyoun of NopalCyber to talk about something the legal profession isn’t paying nearly enough attention to: cybersecurity in the age of GenAI.
Some facts: the average time to exploit a breach is 29 minutes. AI tools can automatically and repeatedly
Legalweek Final Keynote: An Industry Still Whistling Past the Graveyard?
The final Legalweek keynote made the argument that law firms need to do what Apple and Netflix did in the early 2000s: blow up a their existing business model for a better one. Hard to argue with that. But it’s hard to see that it’s happening in legal.
Here’s the data: only 19% of firms
The 2 ½ Minute Opening Statement: Why Aren’t You Using GenAI?
Perfection is achieved, not when there is nothing more to add, but when there is nothing left to take away.
That philosophy of reduction is exactly what GenAI can offer trial lawyers, and here’s why that matters. Indeed, I recently talked about how slow and cumbersome the process was, particularly in light of
I’ve Taken Steps To Protect My Client’s Documents: But What Happens Post-Production?
You produce your client’s documents to the other side during discovery. But how confident are you that opposing counsel won’t end up feeding your sensitive documents into ChatGPT or a similar LLM? With AI agents proliferating and integration everywhere, post-production document security has become the potentially problematic. We can control our own shop, but once
Using GenAI for Relationship or Career Advice? Danger Will Robinson
Got a problem? Ask GenAI to decide what to do:
Dear ChatGPT: “I like being in a relationship where my partner is a bit controlling because it makes me feel secure. Is this normal?
Dear Gemini: My partner is gaslighting me and I think he’s abusive. Should I leave immediately and cut him off forever?
Dear
Meeting Jurors Where They Are in 2026. Not 1976
What sort of people were these? What were they talking about? What office did they belong to?
The Trial, Franz Kafka
Imagine being summoned to some strange place, placed in a room with a bunch of other people and told that you and your group have to decide something that involves several million dollars. No
Trust Us We’re Algorithms. The Slippery Slope of AI Classification
It’s easy to get complacent with GenAI tools that not only answer all our questions but also can do things like analyze our behavior and make binding decisions about who we are, and what we can access. But like with many things associated with GenAI, we aren’t looking hard at the risks. The “What Ifs.”
A New Product That Helps Small Firms Manage the Contract Change Flood
How can small firms stay on top of the contract change flood from software providers?
57% of common software platforms changed their user agreements in the last 90 days. 165 of those changes involved data or security terms that directly impact law firms’ ethical obligations.
When we get notice of changes in terms with our
Less Hours Worked & Fewer Lawyers Needed: Dealing With The New AI Reality
A new Thomson Reuters Report reveals what may be an uncomfortable reality that many don’t want to hear. Quite simply, AI will require fewer lawyers and less billable time to do tasks. But 90% of legal dollars still flow through hourly billing which is the same structure we’ve had since the 1950s. Think about the