AI and the Future of Law
AI and the Future of Law is your essential podcast for understanding how artificial intelligence is revolutionizing the legal industry. Hosted by Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard, each episode delves into cutting-edge technologies, trends, and strategies, providing invaluable insights for legal professionals, tech enthusiasts, and anyone curious about the future of law. Join us as we navigate the evolving landscape of AI, empowering the legal community to thrive in an era of unprecedented innovation.
This podcast is presented by the American Arbitration Association with Creative Lawyers, and distributed by PLI - bridging world-class legal education with the global leader in dispute resolution.
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- Update frequency
- every 13 days
- Average duration
- 37 minutes
- Episodes
- 33
- Years Active
- 2024 - 2025
GPT-5 and the Future of Legal AI Regulation
Is GPT-5 good enough to practice law? This episode dives into OpenAI’s newest model and its implications for legal practice, including how it compares to previous models and where human oversight rem…
Garfield Law: Inside the World’s First AI-Native Law Firm
What happens when a litigator and a quantum physicist build a law firm from the ground up with AI at its core? In this episode, hosts Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack speak with Phillip Young and Da…
Can AI Help You Win in Court? A New Era of Self-Representation
Could AI make you a better advocate than a lawyer?
In this episode, Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack explore real-world stories of self-represented litigants using AI tools to win cases, plus a bold…
Building an AI-Forward Law Firm: Lessons from Quinn Emanuel
What happens when a top litigation firm lets lawyers truly experiment with AI?
In this episode, Jen and Bridget sit down with Jen Reeves and Chris Kercher of Quinn Emanuel to explore how one of the wo…
Training the Next Generation of Lawyers: How AI Is Redefining Legal Training
What happens when the apprenticeship model breaks?
In this episode, Jen and Bridget explore how AI is reshaping legal education and associate training, from the classroom to the law firm. Sparked by a…
A New Name, A New Era: Welcome to AI and the Future of Law
In Episode 27, hosts Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack kick off a new chapter with a fresh name — AI and the Future of Law — and a new presenting partnership with the Practising Law Institute (PLI), …
ChatGPT Gets an A+: What That Means for Law School, Workflows, and Your Everyday Life
What does it mean when AI outperforms law students? In this episode, Jen and Bridget explore a groundbreaking study showing that OpenAI’s latest model, O3, earned A+ grades on actual law school final…
What Just Happened? Google, OpenAI, Anthropic, and the AI Firehose
Episode Highlights
(03:27) Bridget’s AI Aha: Building “Bridget’s Second Brain” using ChatGPT and Microsoft tools
(11:05) Jen’s AI Aha: AI itineraries, sci-fi style research, and nail polish via ChatGPT
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The UK Just Approved an AI-Only Law Firm. Is the U.S. Ready?
In this episode of 2030 Vision, Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack explore OpenAI’s surprising executive reshuffle, Google's declining grip on search to the UK’s official authorization of Garfield Law…
Can AI Be More Persuasive Than a Human Lawyer?
In this episode, Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard explore a mind-bending new study where AI bots outperformed humans in changing people’s minds on Reddit — by a long shot. What does this mean for th…
The Ethics of AI in Lawyering: Is It Unethical Not to Use AI?
Is it possible that not using AI could soon be seen as unethical for lawyers? Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard dive into two recent Georgia cases where savvy use of AI helped lawyers win major verdi…
Future-Proofing Your Law Firm: Lessons from AI Benchmarking
What happens when AI performs on par with lawyers—and even beats them at key tasks? Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard explore the implications of the VAL benchmarking report, which compares top legal…
Live from Legal Week 2025: Unveiling a New AI Course for Lawyers
In this special Legal Week edition of 2030 Vision, co-hosts Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack reunite in person to unveil a groundbreaking new online course built to help legal professionals lead thr…
Law Firms Want AI-Ready Lawyers: So Why Aren’t They Hiring Them?
In this episode of 2030 Vision, Jennifer Leonard and Bridget McCormack dive into the evolving landscape of AI in the legal profession. They share personal experiences with AI tools, discuss the lates…
AI in Legal Research: The Battle Over Copyright and Innovation
In this episode of 2030 Vision: AI and the Future of Law, Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard break down two major AI stories shaking up the legal industry: Elon Musk’s unsolicited $97.4 billion bid to…
Generative AI and the Courts: Expanding Legal Access or Opening the Floodgates?
In this episode of 2030 Vision: AI and the Future of Law, Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard explore how AI is reshaping legal access, communication, and decision-making. They discuss OpenAI’s Deep Re…
AI and the Future of Legal Jobs: What Law Firms Must Do to Stay Competitive
In this episode of 2030 Vision: AI and the Future of Law, Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard explore how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal job market and what law firms must do to stay co…
AI Revolution in 2025? What Lawyers Missed Over the Holidays
In this episode of 2030 Vision: AI and the Future of Law, Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard explore how generative AI is revolutionizing legal practice. They discuss major December 2024 advancements …
Navigating Regulatory Risk: How AI Will Impact the Future of Legal Engagement
In this episode of 2030 Vision: AI and the Future of Law, hosts Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard explore how generative AI is transforming legal and regulatory landscapes, focusing on two compelling…
Can AI Replace Human Judgment? Medicine, Law, and the Future
In this episode of 2030 Vision: AI and the Future of Law, hosts Bridget McCormack and Jen Leonard unpack groundbreaking insights from a JAMA study that compares the diagnostic capabilities of ChatGPT…