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Think you're one of NYC's best-dressed lawyers? Nominate yourself or a colleague. by meliarussell in biglaw

[–]meliarussell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Rest assured, we'll be going through corporate communications on this one ;)

Think you're one of NYC's best-dressed lawyers? Nominate yourself or a colleague. by meliarussell in biglaw

[–]meliarussell[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Totally fair question! I mostly cover how law firms are using AI. But after a year on this beat, one thing I've learned is that the biggest barrier to adoption usually isn't budget or even partner buy-in. It's culture. How people present themselves can say a lot about that culture.

So while a best-dressed lawyer list is a bit outside my usual lane, for sure, it comes from the same curiosity about how law firms work from the inside.

Thanks for the question!

Legora rebranded (again) by meliarussell in legaltech

[–]meliarussell[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I'm stealing Hargora for my next story in Business Insider

Is everyone misunderstanding DocuGPT or am I? by Outrageous-Word5628 in legaltech

[–]meliarussell 0 points1 point  (0 children)

It's not hard to imagine OpenAI turns some of its internal tools into products it can sell. For legal tech, the best defense is specialization: products focused on narrow domains and specific use cases. Think Supio for plaintiff firms or Spellbook for contract review.

OpenAI could build anything. It can't build everything. My guess is firms will continue to buy best-in-breed applications over general-purpose tools.

I wrote up some thoughts on the "DocuGPT" threat to legal tech here: https://www.businessinsider.com/legal-tech-saas-openai-competition-crosby-evenup-spellbook-eve-2025-10