Why Your Legal Search Is a Designer Handbag, Just Less Valuable

Why Your Legal Search Is a Designer Handbag, Just Less Valuable

A luxury handbag is not primarily a functional object. Any bag will carry your things. The expensive one is bought to be seen with, admired, shown off. That is not a criticism. It is the point. I look at most legal search engines and I see the same thing. Bought to be...
10 Things I Hate About Your Legal Tech Marketing

10 Things I Hate About Your Legal Tech Marketing

I like technology. I like good engineering. I even like some legal tech products. What I do not like is most legal tech marketing.  Not because it fails to generate clicks or demos. It clearly does that. I dislike it because it is often fundamentally misaligned with...
How to Succeed with an AI Wrapper (Part 2): Own the Ecosystem

How to Succeed with an AI Wrapper (Part 2): Own the Ecosystem

How to Succeed with an AI Wrapper (Part 2): Own the Ecosystem Copilot is not impressive right now. It is clunky, inconsistent, and often underwhelming compared to standalone models. Many early users try it once, decide it is worse than ChatGPT, and move on. That...
AI Is Not a Thing

AI Is Not a Thing

AI Is Not a Thing Or Why Calling Everything “AI” Is Like Calling Every Fight “UFC”  That’s UFC  There is a certain kind of person who sees a boxing match, a judo throw, and a spinning back kick and says, with great confidence, “That’s UFC.”  Anyone who has trained for...
ChatGPT for Lawyers: The Lawyer’s Dilemma in the Age of AI

ChatGPT for Lawyers: The Lawyer’s Dilemma in the Age of AI

ChatGPT for Lawyers: The Lawyer’s Dilemma in the Age of AI Another day, another prediction that Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) is going to replace lawyers. As a lawyer who has been building AI for nearly 10 years, it seems proper to comment. In summary, my view is...
Why Professionals Aren’t Innovating—And How They Can

Why Professionals Aren’t Innovating—And How They Can

Innovation in the professional services sector is often stifled not by lack of opportunity, but by the very nature of the professions themselves. In the tax domain, this challenge is particularly acute. Unlike software development or design, tax is not a skill one can...