{"id":118916,"date":"2025-05-13T13:03:33","date_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/13\/how-ai-has-and-will-irrevocably-change-the-practice-of-law\/"},"modified":"2025-05-13T13:03:33","modified_gmt":"2025-05-13T21:03:33","slug":"how-ai-has-and-will-irrevocably-change-the-practice-of-law","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2025\/05\/13\/how-ai-has-and-will-irrevocably-change-the-practice-of-law\/","title":{"rendered":"How AI Has And Will Irrevocably Change The Practice Of Law\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1511329907-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1160620\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How could generative AI upend the traditional law firm model? What are the challenges of using AI in trial law? Will this technology finally crush the billable hour? <\/p>\n<p>In this episode of \u201cAdventures in Legal Tech,\u201d host Jared Correia is joined by Stephen Embry of TechLaw Crossroads to discuss the many ways artificial intelligence is affecting the practice of law. <\/p>\n<p>Stephen is a lawyer, speaker, blogger and writer. His blog focuses on the tension between technology, the law, and the practice of law.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few takeaways from their conversation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Do Niches Still Lead to Riches?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is artificial intelligence flattening the expertise curve? Here, Stephen discusses how law firms\u2019 focus on specialization could be affected by AI. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Case for Upskilling Right Now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to future-proof your law firm (or any business), it\u2019s a good idea to focus on the professionals who already know your operations and culture. Here, Stephen explores the long game for tech adoption.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>AI Versus ATM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here, Stephen lays out a common comparison regarding the rollout of today\u2019s new technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hear the Full Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to listen to the full conversation below.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/how-ai-has-and-will-irrevocably-change-the-practice-of-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How AI Has And Will Irrevocably Change The Practice Of Law\u00a0<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1511329907-1024x683.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1160620\" title=\"\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Getty Images<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>How could generative AI upend the traditional law firm model? What are the challenges of using AI in trial law? Will this technology finally crush the billable hour? <\/p>\n<p>In this episode of \u201cAdventures in Legal Tech,\u201d host Jared Correia is joined by Stephen Embry of TechLaw Crossroads to discuss the many ways artificial intelligence is affecting the practice of law. <\/p>\n<p>Stephen is a lawyer, speaker, blogger and writer. His blog focuses on the tension between technology, the law, and the practice of law.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few takeaways from their conversation. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Do Niches Still Lead to Riches?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Is artificial intelligence flattening the expertise curve? Here, Stephen discusses how law firms\u2019 focus on specialization could be affected by AI. <\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>The Case for Upskilling Right Now<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>If you want to future-proof your law firm (or any business), it\u2019s a good idea to focus on the professionals who already know your operations and culture. Here, Stephen explores the long game for tech adoption.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>AI Versus ATM<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Here, Stephen lays out a common comparison regarding the rollout of today\u2019s new technology.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><strong>Hear the Full Conversation<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Feel free to listen to the full conversation below.<\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2025\/05\/how-ai-has-and-will-irrevocably-change-the-practice-of-law\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">How AI Has And Will Irrevocably Change The Practice Of Law\u00a0<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images How could generative AI upend the traditional law firm model? What are the challenges of using AI in trial law? Will this technology finally crush the billable hour? In this episode of \u201cAdventures in Legal Tech,\u201d host Jared Correia is joined by Stephen Embry of TechLaw Crossroads to discuss the many ways artificial [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":118891,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[16],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-118916","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-above_the_law"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/xira.com\/p\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/GettyImages-1511329907-1024x683-QSQ6E9.jpeg?fit=1024%2C683&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118916","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=118916"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118916\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/118891"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118916"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118916"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118916"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}