Part 2 of my travel tips: more specific stuff learned from years of conference travel and business trips. Bathroom timing, hotel tips, and why ChatGPT is surprisingly good at finding local restaurants, among others. My Second Top Ten Travel Tips techlawcrossroads.com/2025/09/my-sec…

Churchill called Russia “a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma.” Figuring out how to train lawyers in the age of AI feels kind of similar. abovethelaw.com/2025/09/traini…

Law firms make 43% of work assignments based on personal preference, and often have no real data on associate capacity. Yet they wonder why talented people keep leaving. Maybe try using actual data? abovethelaw.com/2025/09/data-d…

Associates buying their own tech because firm equipment is too slow. Partners skeptical of AI while associates worry it’ll replace them. Classic law firm communication breakdown. The latest survey data on what’s really going wrong. abovethelaw.com/2025/09/associ…

The difference between forgettable and memorable writing often comes down to a single word choice. Don’t let AI make those choices for you. abovethelaw.com/2025/09/dear-c…

New BigHand survey confirms many law firms still don't get it when it comes to basic business practices. Clients want budgets & transparency. Firms that do budgets get 70% better realizations. Yet most firms wing it instead of using data. abovethelaw.com/2025/09/bighan…

Legal tech company bought a whole law firm. Not partnered with. Not invested in. Bought outright. This feels like the moment Jordan Furlong's predictions about AI-driven legal services stop being theoretical and start being inevitable. abovethelaw.com/2025/09/the-la…

Lessons for trying cases from Alex Shipro keynote at LEX Summit: Be unpredictable. Don't try cases by the book. Think about what the case is really all about. Want to be a Good Trial Lawyer? Be Unpredictable. Look out the Window. Turn Off ChatGPT techlawcrossroads.com/2025/10/want-t…

LEX Summit takeaway: Filevine is doing interesting work on AI. The products are solid. But a little too much bro atmosphere. At least there was no woman in a champagne glass this year kike some other legal tech conferences I’ve been to . abovethelaw.com/2025/10/lex-su…

A 158-year-old company just went under because an employee’s password was probably ‘1-2-3-4.’ Their cyber insurance? Didn’t cover enough. Why many law firms could be making the same mistake—and why ‘we got insurance, right?’ is the wrong question to ask. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/cyber-…

AI will never replace litigators older lawyers tell me. “You need empathy, gut instinct, human judgment.” Sure. But what if the judge is AI? American Arbitration Association shows where we may be headed. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/the-ai…

I called what EvenUp Law was doing "a pretty cool idea" in 2023. Now they're worth $2 billion. Their secret? Getting PI lawyers to share settlement data. Revolutionary. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/from-s…

I write about legal tech. I love GenAI. But I fear its making us lazy thinkers. Thanks @inspiredCat, mcsparky David Sax for encouraging analog. Going Analog: Is It Just for Luddites? techlawcrossroads.com/2025/10/going-…

When the founders of a company that went from zero to $5B in three years start publicly worrying about competitive threats, everyone else in the space should pay attention. What competition worries them? The very platforms their tools are built on. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/when-h…

What Clio announced at #ClioCloud25 is the next step in the evolution of how legal services will be provided and valued. But are we as a profession adequately preparing? abovethelaw.com/2025/10/clios-…

Refreshing to see a legal tech CEO start his keynote by apologizing for an outage instead of touting growth metrics. @NetDocuments is betting their credibility and focus can sustain them as the industry consolidates. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/will-n…

I’ve spent years telling lawyers to change. Then I tried moving my phone from my left pocket to my right pocket. We need a little more empathy in our AI adoption conversations.My Phone, My Pocket and My Problem: Change Is Harder Than We Think techlawcrossroads.com/2025/10/my-pho…

Everyone’s crowning Clio the AI winner after one week. Thomson Reuters and Harvey might have something to say about that. abovethelaw.com/2025/10/hold-t…

Best panel at NetDocuments Inspire wasn't about feature, but about business reality. Traditional ROI metrics don't work for AI. The billable hour model is threatened. And many lawyers are still pretending none of this will affect them. But it will.abovethelaw.com/2025/10/what-s…

Enjoyed being guest on melissa rogozinski recent Show. Thanks for having me! linkedin.com/posts/melissar…