{"id":158591,"date":"2026-07-28T08:06:23","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:06:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/28\/the-lawyer-who-helped-build-kirkland-thinks-ai-will-build-its-successor\/"},"modified":"2026-07-28T08:06:23","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:06:23","slug":"the-lawyer-who-helped-build-kirkland-thinks-ai-will-build-its-successor","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/28\/the-lawyer-who-helped-build-kirkland-thinks-ai-will-build-its-successor\/","title":{"rendered":"The Lawyer Who Helped Build Kirkland Thinks AI Will Build Its Successor"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I hope I have one more revolution left in me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i><\/span> David Fox<\/a>, the former Kirkland & Ellis partner who co-founded software company Irving Technology, in comments given to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, concerning the AI revolution that is coming for law firms across the world. Irving Technology is powering the law firm Irving, which employs a handful of lawyers and predominantly relies upon AI. Fox, who once helped Kirkland to become the Biglaw behemoth it is today, believes firms like Irving could completely upend the delivery of legal services.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

I hope I have one more revolution left in me.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u2014<\/i> David Fox<\/a>, the former Kirkland & Ellis partner who co-founded software company Irving Technology, in comments given to the Wall Street Journal<\/a>, concerning the AI revolution that is coming for law firms across the world. Irving Technology is powering the law firm Irving, which employs a handful of lawyers and predominantly relies upon AI. Fox, who once helped Kirkland to become the Biglaw behemoth it is today, believes firms like Irving could completely upend the delivery of legal services.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

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Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky<\/a>, X\/Twitter<\/a>, and Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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