The Death of the Billable Hour? Why AI Is Forcing Law Firms to Reinvent Everything
Description
What happens when AI gets faster than your legal team? In this episode, we’re pulling back the curtain on the real disruption happening inside law firms, legal departments, and software giants. Microsoft’s E.J. Bastien and Relativity’s CTO Keith Carlson join David Cowen for a no-holds-barred conversation on AI’s impact on legal strategy, workflows, careers and how everything is being redefined.
If you're in legal, tech, ops, or just wondering what your job looks like in 24 months, this is the episode.
Key Topics Covered:
- The AI Wake-Up Call: Why “change resistance” in legal is dead and what’s replacing it
- The End of Legal Busywork: How AI is freeing up law firms for high-value thinking
- Billable Hour vs. Business Model: The quiet collapse of traditional legal pricing
- Speed to Insight: Why fast isn’t fast enough anymore and how top teams are adapting
- Dark Data, Bright Future: New AI tools surfacing value where no one was looking
- Career Acceleration: Why critical thinkers, puzzle-solvers, and AI-curious pros are thriving
- The AI-Ready Org Chart: What the “firm of the future” looks like (hint: it’s flatter and faster)
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