Richard Tromans of Artificial Lawyer is back with Zach and on the attack as they square up over whether massive Legal AI funding, truly signals systemic transformation. They then discuss whether these massive sums of money are hitting a tipping point and what could happen if the levee breaks. Maybe the legal industry is simply running in place.

In this Episode:

00:00 Zach’s Hot Disruptive Legal Take 00:42 Could Harvey be Valued at $16B? 01:50 Legal AI Fatigue 03:20 Harvey, Legora and The Big Short? 08:46 Legal AI a Luxury Handbag Market? 10:31 AI Wizards and Muggles in Big Law 13:35 The Seeds of Systemic AI Impact 21:36 Valuations Signal Technology is Essential In Legal Service Delivery 23:02 Jevons Paradox and the Volume of Modern Contracts 30:08 AI Still Needs Daycare 36:48 “New Mod” and “AI First” Firms are Pressuring Big Law 44:18 Is the Market Wrong on TR/Lexis 49:48 Are Chief AI Officers CINOs Differently Packaged?

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A 35-Year Big Law Veteran Is Doing the Best Work of His Career With AI But He Doesn’t Call His Firm AI-First. Brian Belt explains why Acevedo Belt is “judgment-first,” why he thinks legal AI is a bargain, and how AI is changing everything from junior-lawyer training to the kinds of matters a small firm can take on.

In this episode:

0:00 Zach's Hot Disruptive Legal Take 4:25 The Big Law Veteran Who Loves AI 6:21 "Harvey Writes Better Than I Do" 7:39 Why "ROI" Is the Wrong Metric 11:13 Clients Notice the Difference 13:47 You Can Finally Train Junior Associates 16:07 New Way to Train Associates 21:17 Scaling Up and Scaling Down 24:24 Why Harvey Is Better for Small Firms 28:46 Legal AI is a Bargain! 34:46 Process Mapping & the Best Use Cases 36:59 Why Not Just Use the Base Models? 37:54 Do Your Old Big Law Colleagues Get It? 40:32 What Is a "Judgment-First" Law Firm? 43:21 Do the Best Lawyers Run on No Sleep?

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What happens when a veteran litigator starts treating AI less like a chatbot and more like an operating system for his cases? In this episode, Zach speaks with Arlo Devlin-Brown, founder of TDB Law, about how AI is changing the way he actually practices law. They discuss why AI may be particularly powerful for litigators, how Arlo has built an AI-powered system that continuously tracks his cases, and why the technology is more useful for exploring arguments and strategy than simply generating finished work. The conversation also explores the future of junior lawyers, why big law’s leverage model may be under pressure, and why Arlo rejects the idea that firms should sell themselves as “AI-native” rather than simply being excellent lawyers who use AI well.

In this episode:

Why AI may be more transformative for litigation than transactional law

How Arlo uses AI as an operating system and shared memory for his cases

Why AI can make junior lawyers more valuable, not obsolete

How AI could fundamentally reshape the Big Law leverage model

Why “AI-native” law firms may be missing the point