Non-equity partnerships: it’s not personal. It’s just business. abovethelaw.com/2026/02/none...

New research shows only 2% of lawyers believe AI strengthens learning. The legal profession keeps talking about training junior lawyers to use AI responsibly. But a new LexisNexis study suggests we need to focus on training the trainers first. abovethelaw.com/2026/02/crit...\

A potential growing problem: GenAI tools being used by opposing counsel on your clients documents you produced which makes them public. Some thoughts from Matt Mahon of @level_legal abovethelaw.com/2026/02/ive-...

Anthropic announced their legal AI plugin and legal tech stocks immediately tanked. Thomson Reuters, RELX, Wolters Kluwer all took hits. I called this move by the big GenAI players months ago. Commoditization of legal tech is coming. It's probably just the beginning. abovethelaw.com/2026/02/anth...

Watching people ask ChatGPT for life advice like they're asking for restaurant recs. But only 10% of users actually know how to prompt effectively. Why lawyers need to care about this www.techlawcrossroads.com/2026/01/usin...

We're asking 2026 jurors to navigate 1976 courtroom procedures. No wonder jury duty is universally dreaded. We need to try harder to meet people where they actually are and make it easy for them. www.techlawcrossroads.com/2026/01/meet...

Want to know what really keeps your clients up at night? Spoiler: It's cybersecurity (42%) and AI (32%) - not the legal issues we obsess over. Just analyzed Allianz's massive global risk survey. It makes for good reading. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/want...

Law firms: read your cyber policy like you would a client contract. Because you may not be covered for what you think. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/thin...

OpenAI can now decide if you're a minor based on how you use ChatGPT. Is that a slippery slope toward something more? www.techlawcrossroads.com/2026/01/trus...

Real AI experts understand conceptually what AI is, what it can do, and the differences and drawbacks of confusing GenAI with AI generally. Not all AI is GenAI. like-lawyers-in-pompeii-is-legal-ignoring-the-ai-definitional-crisis-part-v

The impact of new proposed Evidentiary Rule 707 would make AI evidence admissibility even more expensive and complex. Neither side is supportive. Meanwhile critical issues like deepfakes are not addressed. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/prop...

Law schools teaching GenAI is great idea. But should it be mandatory rather than an extracurricular “nice to have” while courts sanction lawyers for AI mistakes? abovethelaw.com/2026/01/gena...

New TR Report: law firm partners celebrating record profits while AI may significantly cut their work time. The billable hour model is facing an existential crisis and most firms are pretending it's not happening. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/less...

Why legal GenAI commoditization is coming faster than vendors and the rest of us want to admit. And how to prepare. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/the-...

As I was writing this piece on the dangers of enshittification of GenAI, particularly for legal, OpenAI announced it plans to start placing ads at the bottom of ChatGPT answers. Turns out the Sirens aren’t just mythological anymore. And so it begins. www.techlawcrossroads.com/2026/01/the-...

As I was writing this piece on the dangers of enshittification of GenAI, particularly for legal, OpenAI announced it plans to start placing ads at the bottom of ChatGPT answers. Turns out the Sirens aren’t just mythological anymore. And so it begins. www.techlawcrossroads.com/2026/01/the-...

Why legal GenAI commoditization is coming faster than vendors and the rest of us want to admit. And how to prepare. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/the-...

Maybe it’s time for mandatory GenAI CLE requirements. Why this isn’t as crazy as it sounds abovethelaw.com/2026/01/is-i...

Law firms are buying AI tools like it's 1999 and we're all going to get rich on dot-com stocks. Meanwhile, tinfrastructure investors are starting to get nervous . We've seen this movie before. It doesn't end well. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/like...

CES 2026: AI in everything, all the time.infrastructure for nothing. The legal profession needs to pay attention to where consumer tech is heading for better or worse. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/ces-...

CES was full of AI wearables that can whisper answers in your ear, record everything you see, and guide you through complex situations. Cool tech, but imagine the legal questions and implications. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/are-...

A CES panel says the future belongs to those who ask the right questions, show judgment in gray areas, and demonstrate passion. Sounds like what superstars like those on the panel and successful lawyers have always been doing. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/busi...

40% of remote interview candidates use AI to cheat say s startup founder at CES If true, remote depositions may have a problem. Should lawyers start using AI proctors for remote depositions and testimony? abovethelaw.com/2026/01/an-a...

Heading to CES 2026 to see if anyone's talking about AI's actual implementation challenges, or if it's just more hype about "transformative" tools. Legal tech follows consumer trends. Alwaya good to see what's coming down the pipeline. abovethelaw.com/2026/01/ces-...

The "AI will free lawyers for strategic work" narrative is industry gaslighting. A 12-minute podcast interview of Antti Innanen explains why. Someone needs to call out these feel-good fairy tales before law firms make terrible decisions based on them. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/chal...

Trial scenario: Opposing counsel shows a video that clearly hurts your client. But something feels off. What do you do? Deepfakes are about to upend courtrooms and no one is ready. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/the-...

The day ChatGPT went dark taught me something important about over-reliance on AI tools. When Cloudflare failed on Nov 18, it wasn't just an inconvenience, it exposed security gaps and reminded us why lawyers need backup plans. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/the-...

Thomson Reuters white paper drops an uncomfortable truth: AI is eroding lawyers’ critical thinking skills. As AI gets more capable, lawyers risk becoming less so. The future belongs to those who figure out how to keep their analytical edge. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/thom...

What happens when legal tech companies stop selling tools to traditional law firms and start replacing them instead? We’re may be about to find out. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/the-...

Back from Summit AI with a question: when do we stop cheering and start tackling AI’s real challenges? Things like infrastructure gaps, verification costs, and workforce disruption abovethelaw.com/2025/12/ai-s...

At the AI Summit, watching yet another demo of AI email management, I kept thinking about The Emperor's New Clothes. The clothes are beautiful! (PS: They don't exist). Sometimes lawyerly skepticism beats vendor enthusiasm. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/ai-e...

One industry is preparing for transformation. The other is driving into the future while staring in the rearview mirror. The concept of 'cultural debt' explains a lot about why legal resists change so fiercely. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/morn...

When I was an associate, I'd never dream of making up a case citation. But in the age of AI, is it realistic to expect overworked associates won't use ChatGPT in an unguarded moment? Part 3 of why the legal AI volcano might erupt. It's a trust issue. abovethelaw.com/2025/12/like...

The cost of double-checking AI work often exceeds any time savings. Legal tech's dirty little secret in Part Two of Melissa Rogozinski and my series on the coming AI volcano eruption #Pompeii abovethelaw.com/2025/12/like...

The cost of double-checking AI work often exceeds any time savings. Legal tech's dirty little secret in Part Two of Melissa Rogozinski and my series on the coming AI volcano eruption #Pompeii abovethelaw.com/2025/12/like...

The cost of double-checking AI work often exceeds any time savings. Legal tech's dirty little secret in Part Two of Melissa Rogozinski and my series on the coming AI volcano eruption #Pompeii abovethelaw.com/2025/12/like...

Everyone’s worried about hallucinations. But we’re building our practices on infrastructure that may not support the promises. Like ancient #Pompeii, we ignore the volcano while debating daily concerns.1st of a 3 part series from myself & Melissa Rogozinski. https:/abovethelaw.com/2025/12/like...

ChatGPT: where people spill their deepest secrets thinking it’s private, get terrible advice that confirms their biases, and create discoverable evidence for future lawsuits. New Wash Post analysis of 47K conversations is genuinely scary for lawyers. abovethelaw.com/2025/11/wash...

The most successful lawyers I know have one thing in common: they don't think conventionally. They find the path around the fence while everyone else charges straight ahead. I learned this lesson in grade school during a game of Capture the Flag. www.techlawcrossroads.com/2025/11/thin...

I had a great time interviewing Thomas Suh, former practicing lawyer and founder of LegalMation on the FDCC Speaks podcast. We cover why the plaintiffs’ bar may be ahead of defense lawyers, what can be done to catch up and the benefits of grace to dabble. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/w...

Most law firms are debating whether AI will disrupt legal practice. Two BigLaw firms stopped debating and started training. Ropes & Gray & Latham Watkins: lawyers need grace to dabble . abovethelaw.com/2025/11/the-...

New Disco and Ari Kaplan study on AI adoption in ediscovery. The paradox: 70% see AI benefits, only 35% actually use it. Meanwhile 42% of law firms feel zero pressure to change. abovethelaw.com/2025/11/the-...

Affordable legal tech usually means $500+/month with a long-term contract. Descrybe is trying something different: free core features, $10-20/month for premium. Too good to be true? I talked to the founders and put it to the test. www.americanbar.org/groups/law_p...

New Study by law firm Thompson Hine: 95% of in-house counsel say our law firms aren’t innovative enough! But they approve rate increases year after year that outpace inflation. It’s a recipe for status quo abovethelaw.com/2025/11/mind...

When we talk about GenAI for the legal profession we frequently focus on the risks. But Comment 8 to Model Rule 1.1 requires us to also the understand the benefits. Sometimes we make AI a little too complicated. abovethelaw.com/2025/11/get-...

Was honored to be a guest on one of my favorite podcasts, In the News! I had a fun time. Thanks Brett Burney and Jeff Richardson for having me! www.inthenewspodcast.com

Just because you decide to switch careers in later years doesn't make you retired as some seem to think. It makes you energized. In case you're wondering, I'm not f**king retired and dont plan to be. www.techlawcrossroads.com

Disconnect in new legal AI study by ACC: 67% of in-house lawyers use AI tools, seeing efficiency gains. But 80% aren't even asking their outside law firms to use AI. Clients are learning what's possible while many law firms stay comfortable. abovethelaw.com/2025/11/new-...

Had a great time interviewing Nicola Shaver and Stephanie Wilkins of Legaltech Hub about the great work they are doing helping lawyer an law firms with tech solutions. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/d...

AFAs won't save lawyers from AI disruption. You can't just repackage billable hour economics as a flat fee and call it innovation. AI is changing what legal work is worth, not just how fast we can do it. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/afas...