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Episode 46 – The Parking Lot

If you run workshops, you know those moments when a...

Episode 45 – The Meter Is Running

Twenty dollars for a simple drafting query. Twenty thousand to...

Episode 44 – Who answers for the machine

Somewhere this week, a lawyer will paste an AI answer...

Episode 43 – Why UK and US Law Firms Keep Merging (and What Could Go Wrong)
Episode 42 – Beyond the Billable Model

In the previous episode, we looked at the timesheet as...

Episode 41 – The Quiet Tyranny of the Timesheet

Every lawyer in Big Law learns very early to measure...

Episode 40 – The Supervision Tax

When AI Wears Lawyers Down There is a kind of...

Episode 39 – What If the Real Value of AI Is Not Solving Problems, but Finding Them?

Professionals are trained to solve problems. Law school teaches you...

Episode 38 – The Art of Unlearning. Why Adopting AI Means Letting Go First

A senior associate at an international firm gains access to...

Episode 37 – Playing with AI. Why Law Firms and Legal Teams Need More Than Efficiency

“The opposite of play isn’t work. It’s depression.” When Stuart...

Episode 36 – Human in the Loop: Why Legal AI Still Needs a Lawyer at the Controls
Episode 35 – The Delegation Gap: How AI Is Quietly Sidelining Junior Lawyers

There is a conversation unfolding in law firms that almost...

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