335: Best sessions to attend at the Clio Conference (live or free online)
ClioCon takes place October 26 and 27 in Boston. You can watch sessions online for free (see link below). If you register and miss a session...
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Ernie Svenson is an attorney on a mission to help solo and small firm lawyers improve their practices. He started the 5th lawyer blog in 2002, which garnered national attention from folks in...
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334: Other lawyers' tech mistakes can be a powerful shortcut (using the 80/20 principle)
If the 80/20 principle never worked for you, you weren't doing it wrong. You were missing a part never gets discussed. In this episode I cov...
333: Why AI feels more like email than the web
In this episode, Ernie Svenson talks with Greg Siskind, who has practiced immigration law for 35 years and wrote a book about marketing on t...
332: The role your firm needs but can't name
A few weeks ago, one of Sarah Persich's clients dropped an AI agent into their Slack workspace. Sarah gave it the criteria her client's inta...
331: When AI Starts to Look Like Judgment (with Carolyn Elefant)
Carolyn Elefant has been practicing law for thirty-five years and writing about solo practice for almost as long. In this episode she and Er...
330: Why Claude Gets Dumber—and How Lawyers Can Use AI Better
In this episode, Ernie Svenson talks with Docket Drafter co-founder Tommy Eberle about what lawyers need to understand to use AI tools like...
329: Introduction to Claude and Its Potential
Most lawyers using Claude are only scratching the surface of what it can do. In this episode, Ernie Svenson talks with former litigator and...
328: The Golf Lesson That Changed How I Teach AI
Most AI training for lawyers is shiny-object stuff — nine prompts, the "ultimate playbook" — and that's exactly why none of it sticks. My ol...
327: How a Seasoned Litigator Became an AI Power User
Ernie Svenson sits down with complex litigation attorney Richard Serpe to explore how he went from struggling with AI basics to becoming an...
326: Perplexity for Lawyers: AI Research With Sources
In this episode, we cover Perplexity—what it is, how it works, and why it deserves attention from solo and small firm lawyers. Ernie explain...
325: Copilot Doubt To Power
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324: Why I switched from ChatGPT to Claude
In this episode, we explore why a long-time ChatGPT user made the switch to Claude and what ultimately drove that decision. We break down ho...
323: Revolutionize Your Law Practice with AI and Flat Fees
In this episode, we explore how lawyers can adapt to rapid AI advancements by shifting from billable hours to outcome-based, flat-fee servic...
322: Scaling Smarter: EOS Strategies for Law Firm Growth
In this episode, we'll examine how AI has made recording conversations effortless—and why that convenience poses legal, ethical, and moral c...
321: Stealth Recording -a Smart Move or Dangerous Ethics Problem?
In this episode, we'll examine how AI has made recording conversations effortless—and why that convenience poses legal, ethical, and moral c...
320: AI in Legal Decision-Making: The Dawn of a New Era
In this episode, Ernie explains how the American Arbitration Association is now using AI to draft decisions, subject to human review. The di...
319: Gavel Exec: AI Copilot for Legal Drafting
Show Notes In this podcast episode, Ernie Svenson interviews Dorna At Gavel , a former attorney turned tech entrepreneur, about her journey...
318: AI is a consensus machine (and here's why that's good for some lawyers)
Show Notes In this episode, Ernie discusses the impact of AI on the legal profession, emphasizing that while AI may replace surface-level ta...
317: AI, ClioCon, and the Future of Law: What Lawyers Need to Know Now
In this episode, California attorney Jeff Lewis and I discuss the recent Clio conference that took place in Boston, which we both attended a...
316: Inside the Smartphone-Powered Law Firm (with Elise Buie)
What if you could run a thriving 40-person law firm entirely from your smartphone? In this episode, attorney Elise Buie —known as "The Smart...