A lot of lawyers think AFAs will save them from AI disruption. They’re wrong. I’ve been using alternative fee arrangements since the 90s, so I’m not anti-AFA. But the current rush to AFAs as a solution to AI’s impact on billable hours misses the point entirely. The real issue isn’t how we package our fees.... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
At its Inspire Conferance, NetDocuments assembled some of legal tech’s sharpest minds to talk about AI’s real impact on legal practice. Zach Abramowitz, Nicola Shaver, Zach Warren, and Jennifer Poon didn’t hold back on the hard questions: Why traditional ROI metrics fail for AI, how ‘AI-first’ firms are disrupting the leverage model, and why many... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
Over the past month I have attended more user conferences than I can count. At every single one of them there are presentations and panel discussions about change management particularly for law firms. I haven’t practiced law full time for a bit and have kind of lost the need for all this focus on change... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
Just back from NetDocuments Inspire conference. In an era of legal tech consolidation and flashy AI promises, NetDocuments CEO Josh Baxter told me: ‘We’re| TechLaw Crossroads
The world of GenAI: get an answer to anything and everything within seconds. No thinking required: just prompt and go. I’m all about technology and the wonders GenAI brings to our world. But sometimes I wonder: at what cost? Once a week, on Sundays, I try to have a screenless day. A day where I... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
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... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
At Relativity Fest, CEO Phil Saunders announced the bundling of aiR for Review and aiR for Privilege that used to cost extra with the standard Relativity package. But the bigger story? His honesty about what works, what doesn’t, and why trust matters more than revenue. In an industry where vendors often nickel-and-dime customers and overpromise... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
The American Arbitration Association recently announced it’s launching an AI-powered arbitrator in November. Many litigators think this future will never arrive in litigation. That litigation requires empathy, gut instinct, and the ability to read a room, things AI can’t do (at least yet). But what if the decision-maker itself becomes an AI bot? I spoke... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
158 years of business. And poof: Gone. Because of a password like 1-2-3-4.KNP Logistics learned what many law firms still haven’t: “Security by obscurity and we have cyber insurance” aren’t security strategies.Multifactor authentication and other security measures cost relatively little. Ignoring them could cost everything, including your ability to tell clients their data is safe.Here’s... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
The next to last Keynote at Filevine’s LEX Summit was a big one. It featured an interview of the renowned lawyer Alex Spiro by Ryan Anderson, CEO of Filevine. Two high-powered individuals sharing the stage. Spiro has tried countless high-profile cases including defending the actor, Alec Baldwin. He’s also represented Elon Musk, the mayor of New York, Jay-Z and countless... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
A couple of big announcements at Filevine’s LEX Summit this week. The company announced its entry into legal research by integrating AI into its Chat with| TechLaw Crossroads
In one of the first acquisitions of its kind, legal tech company Lawhive recently acquired outright a UK law firm. This could signal the beginning of a fundamental shift in how legal services are delivered. As Jordan Furlong recently predicted, AI may enable firms to “generate output that can be sold to clients with no... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
New BigHand survey reveals an ongoing disconnect: clients want budgets and financial transparency, but most law firms providing. There’s an obvious opportunity here that’s by and large being missed. Key findings: The problem isn’t just about technology. It’s about lawyers thinking they know how to run a business when many don’t have the training or... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
Here is a link to my Above the Law article on the importance of words. I recently had an LLM suggest I remove ‘hot mess’ from a blog title. When I pushed back, it suddenly agreed the term was perfect. That post was one of my more popular ones. This got me thinking about how... Continue Reading| TechLaw Crossroads
Law firms are facing a perfect storm: rising client demand, increased competition, and associates leaving at double the rate from last year. New data from| TechLaw Crossroads
Figuring out how to train young lawyers in the AI era feels like Churchill’s description of Russia: “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.”| TechLaw Crossroads
A few days ago, I published ten hints to help enjoy the experience of travel while avoiding the risk of hassles. As promised then, here are ten more.| TechLaw Crossroads
Here is a link to my Above the Law post on the how safe your data is in the cloud.While cloud adoption rates by law firms keeps climbing, there’s little| TechLaw Crossroads
“I travel light. I think the most important thing is to be in a good mood and enjoy life, wherever you are.” Diane Von Furstenberg When I was headed| TechLaw Crossroads
NetDocuments recently launched a Judge Analytics App that mines your firm’s files to create profiles of judges, their tendencies, ruling patterns, and| TechLaw Crossroads
8am (formerly AffiniPay ) is pulling off something ambitious: launching its first Kaleidoscope conference while simultaneously rebranding.What caught my| TechLaw Crossroads
A recent survey by DeepL, an AI translation service, reveals a risk of continued hallucinations and inaccuracies with the use of AI.| TechLaw Crossroads
A nuclear verdict represents every defense attorney's nightmare scenario: a jury award that far exceeds what was considered a reasonable expectation of| TechLaw Crossroads
The colossus International Legal Technology Association (ILTA) Conference kicked off with an evening reception yesterday at the Gaylord Hotel| TechLaw Crossroads
As one of my clients used to say when we discussed strategy for a case, “let’s be careful lest we find ourselves in a closet talking to ourselves too| TechLaw Crossroads
OpenAI CEO Sam Altman recently said something that should grab ry lawyer's attention. Appearing on the Theo Von podcast, Altman said,” “So| TechLaw Crossroads
“Bad news is a headline, and gradual improvement is not.”Bill Gates All too often, those of us in the legal tech writing community report on things that| TechLaw Crossroads
As most of you know, I covered the world's largest consumer products show, CES, in early January for Above the Law. I offered various stories on what I| TechLaw Crossroads
We have all heard over and over again about lawyers who use Gen AI and fail to check the citations the tools provide. The dangers of hallucinations and| TechLaw Crossroads
Is the growing prevalence of lying and misinformation in public life spilling over into the courtroom, threatening the integrity of the legal system? The| TechLaw Crossroads
