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The 3 Part Power Model to Scale a Law Firm Without Hiring an Army

Dec 16, 2025
Hamid Kohan, founder of LawPractice.ai and a tech entrepreneur specializing in AI-driven legal operations, shares his groundbreaking three-part power model to reshape law firm staffing. He discusses how combining local staff, virtual workers, and AI promotes efficiency and lowers costs. Hamid highlights the advantages of AI in automating roles like intake and document collection, allowing human staff to focus more on client interactions. Tune in for insights on scaling law firms without the need for extensive hiring.
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INSIGHT

Three-Part Power Model For Staffing

  • Hamid Kohan's three-part power model splits firm staffing into local staff, virtual staff, and AI to optimize cost and capability.
  • He predicts the model will evolve but the mixed-pie approach reduces reliance on large local teams.
ANECDOTE

Early Virtual Staffing Faced Trust Walls

  • Hamid recounts early resistance to global virtual staffing due to HIPAA and trust concerns from U.S. firms.
  • He called the early rollout "hell" because firms feared remote staff handling sensitive client data.
ADVICE

Consolidate AI Tools Into One Platform

  • Standardize on a single AI platform that consolidates intake, litigation support, and other tools to avoid overwhelm.
  • Make adoption simpler by giving teams one integrated AI law firm operating system to learn and use.
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