Big Technology Podcast AI Is Upending Law. Is That A Sign For The Rest Of Us? — With Melia Russell
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Dec 10, 2025 
Melia Russell, a Senior Correspondent at Business Insider, dives into the revolutionary impact of AI on the legal industry. She discusses how AI cuts research time dramatically and reshapes legal workflows. Melia highlights the growing pressure from clients for law firms to adopt AI tools, driving efficiency amid changing business models. She explores the rise of legal tech startups and how democratized access to legal services could reshape the landscape, while also considering the implications for entry-level jobs in law.
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Rapid Legal AI Maturation
- Legal AI moved fast from scary hallucinations to practical, law-specific tools in under two years.
- Vendors now build structure and workflows that match lawyers' tasks to reduce risk and improve outcomes.
Semantic Search Compresses Research Time
- Lawyers now upload entire document sets and use semantic search to surface supporting evidence quickly.
- This compresses weeks or months of work into minutes and changes how legal research is done.
Adopt AI Or Lose Clients
- If firms resist AI, clients will hire firms that adopt it so integrate AI or risk losing business.
- Be ready to explain AI strategy and show cost or efficiency gains to clients.