Jeff Lewis
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⚖️ Appellate, anti-SLAPP and general civil litigation http://www.JeffLewisLaw.com.
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🎙Co-Host of http://calpodcast.com.
🐉 D&D nerd.
Los Angeles, California
Signal: slapplaw.99
#AppellateSky
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Reposted by Jeff Lewis
When asking about the future of lawyers in the age of Ai, lawyers and the public are not asking about the same thing.
Lawyers ask out of self-interest for themselves.
The public is asking how to solve future legal problems without lawyers.
- Richard Susskind at #ClioCon
Lawyers ask out of self-interest for themselves.
The public is asking how to solve future legal problems without lawyers.
- Richard Susskind at #ClioCon
October 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
When asking about the future of lawyers in the age of Ai, lawyers and the public are not asking about the same thing.
Lawyers ask out of self-interest for themselves.
The public is asking how to solve future legal problems without lawyers.
- Richard Susskind at #ClioCon
Lawyers ask out of self-interest for themselves.
The public is asking how to solve future legal problems without lawyers.
- Richard Susskind at #ClioCon
Yep. And I agree! Today’s AI fits that analogy. I was referring to the AI of the 2030’s. I think 2030 something AI will be dramatically different.
October 18, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Yep. And I agree! Today’s AI fits that analogy. I was referring to the AI of the 2030’s. I think 2030 something AI will be dramatically different.
If ai does not evolve and stays the same as it is today, I tend to agree. But ai is going to evolve quickly and soon surpass what human lawyers can offer.
October 18, 2025 at 8:56 PM
If ai does not evolve and stays the same as it is today, I tend to agree. But ai is going to evolve quickly and soon surpass what human lawyers can offer.
Because clients have no loyalty to human service providers. They just want problems solved.
I’m still processing the full implications of Susskind’s talk. Not just for my firm, but for my daughter — who’s still deciding whether to go to law school —
I’m still processing the full implications of Susskind’s talk. Not just for my firm, but for my daughter — who’s still deciding whether to go to law school —
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Because clients have no loyalty to human service providers. They just want problems solved.
I’m still processing the full implications of Susskind’s talk. Not just for my firm, but for my daughter — who’s still deciding whether to go to law school —
I’m still processing the full implications of Susskind’s talk. Not just for my firm, but for my daughter — who’s still deciding whether to go to law school —
from ordering by phone to ordering through an app — and they’ll do the same with legal services. If ChatGPT or some other tool can solve a problem faster and cheaper, clients will use it.
That means lawyers need to be forward-thinking — building low-cost, low-friction ways to solve legal problems.
That means lawyers need to be forward-thinking — building low-cost, low-friction ways to solve legal problems.
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
from ordering by phone to ordering through an app — and they’ll do the same with legal services. If ChatGPT or some other tool can solve a problem faster and cheaper, clients will use it.
That means lawyers need to be forward-thinking — building low-cost, low-friction ways to solve legal problems.
That means lawyers need to be forward-thinking — building low-cost, low-friction ways to solve legal problems.
I’m going to have to rethink my firm’s marketing, staffing, and operations for this next decade. My biggest takeaway: consumers have no nostalgia for human service providers. They switched from taxis to Uber, from CPAs to TurboTax,
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
I’m going to have to rethink my firm’s marketing, staffing, and operations for this next decade. My biggest takeaway: consumers have no nostalgia for human service providers. They switched from taxis to Uber, from CPAs to TurboTax,
His message was clear: profound, unavoidable change is coming for the legal profession.
Over dinner with family that night, I admitted something I’ve told myself for years — that I’d retire before these changes really took hold. After last night, I’m not so sure.
Over dinner with family that night, I admitted something I’ve told myself for years — that I’d retire before these changes really took hold. After last night, I’m not so sure.
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
His message was clear: profound, unavoidable change is coming for the legal profession.
Over dinner with family that night, I admitted something I’ve told myself for years — that I’d retire before these changes really took hold. After last night, I’m not so sure.
Over dinner with family that night, I admitted something I’ve told myself for years — that I’d retire before these changes really took hold. After last night, I’m not so sure.
Last night I walked out of the 2025 ClioCon conference feeling like I’d been punched in the gut.
Day one was pure optimism — new AI-driven practice tools, creative ideas, genuine excitement about what’s ahead. But the closing keynote from Richard Susskind? That was a cold splash of water.
Day one was pure optimism — new AI-driven practice tools, creative ideas, genuine excitement about what’s ahead. But the closing keynote from Richard Susskind? That was a cold splash of water.
October 18, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Last night I walked out of the 2025 ClioCon conference feeling like I’d been punched in the gut.
Day one was pure optimism — new AI-driven practice tools, creative ideas, genuine excitement about what’s ahead. But the closing keynote from Richard Susskind? That was a cold splash of water.
Day one was pure optimism — new AI-driven practice tools, creative ideas, genuine excitement about what’s ahead. But the closing keynote from Richard Susskind? That was a cold splash of water.
@meplusdog.bsky.social you don't have to do this yourself. Just rely on AI to review the briefs for you!
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October 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
@meplusdog.bsky.social you don't have to do this yourself. Just rely on AI to review the briefs for you!
Yes! This! And what's the right solution for the Court of the Appeal. Leave the "bad" brief in place and find the arguments have been forfeit? And let the clients sue the lawyers for malpractice? Or give AI lawyers a free do over? No good answers to this.
October 11, 2025 at 12:28 AM
Yes! This! And what's the right solution for the Court of the Appeal. Leave the "bad" brief in place and find the arguments have been forfeit? And let the clients sue the lawyers for malpractice? Or give AI lawyers a free do over? No good answers to this.