Are you AI-pilled yet? Zach Abramowitz's point about AI: the mechanics (attaching a document, clicking the right buttons) take an afternoon to learn. That's not where early adopters win. Where early adoption actually compounds is your AI brain. Your AI worldview.
Zach Abramowitz's dad had a dream: send his son to law school, then unleash him as the family's legal "pit bull." So Zach went, everyone approved. But, he says if he did it all over again, he'd go for a different reason: meaningful pro bono work, representing people and causes worth fighting for.
"Start soon — and fail even sooner." That's the advice Zach Abramowitz gives his own kids, and it flips how most of us think about failure. The logic: when you're young, you can take big swings. If you treat every venture as a platform for what comes next, there's no such thing as true failure...
🔥 The American Legal Technology Awards provide an excellent opportunity to recognize outstanding work. Nominating takes just a few minutes, there is no fee to apply, and self-nominations are encouraged. Deadline is 7/31/2026.
The American Legal Technology Awards are a great way to give that work the recognition it deserves. Nominating takes only a few minutes, there's no fee to apply, and self-nominations are encouraged.
American Legal Technology Awards — The Oscars of Legal Innovation
An annual awards competition and gala that celebrates the people and companies pushing legal technology forward.
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Submit Your Nomination! 2026 American Legal Technology Awards - Deadline: 7/31/2026
🔥Now Open for Nominations! The American Legal Technology Awards 2026. 🏆 Deadline for nominations is July 31st. We can’t wait to learn about you and celebrate your accomplishment. [Link in comments]
🔥 Just dropped on the LawDroid Manifesto podcast: Nikki Shaver's keynote on the State of AI from Day 2 of the LawDroid AI Conference 2026. And the quote that resonates: "Law firms want to change, and structurally they often can't." Don't miss this one!
"𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲." Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve, on the proven impact of their AI paralegal—and how they've 4x'd paralegal capacity while helping more people than ever. 🚀 The problem: 56,000 people each year start Upsolve's...
"𝗜'𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗰𝘆." Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve, on the moment that changed everything—meeting his co-founder Rohan Pavaluri at a pro bono lunch in Brooklyn. ⚖️ After getting fired from two big law firms, Jonathan's confidence was shattered. His...
"𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝘆𝗻." Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve, on the fundamental problem with our consumer legal system. ⚖️ Summer 2005. Jonathan sat in a bankruptcy clerk's...
𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🚀🔥 Day 2 TODAY: Nikki Shaver keynote, State of AI, 5 workshops (Skills Engineering, Vibe Coding, Document Automation, Context Engineering, AI Agents), 5 Ten-Minute Tech Talks. Hands-on learning. 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱! 💡 April 29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 | Virtual [Registration link below] #LawDroidAI
"𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗮 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀." Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve, on what Y Combinator taught him about thinking bigger than he ever imagined possible. Upsolve got into Y Combinator—one of three...
𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🚀🔥 LawDroid AI Conference starts in HOURS! Bridget McCormack keynote, Ron Flagg keynote, AI & Ethics, Journalism, Legal Aid, Courts, Legal Profession, Education, Women in AI. 800+ ready to build. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J
Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve—proving that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿. 🚀 Jonathan grew up on Manhattan's Upper East Side. His English immigrant dad's ambition: great schools, Wall...
𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪! 🚀 Day 1: Bridget McCormack keynote, Ron Flagg keynote, AI & Ethics, Journalism, Legal Aid, Courts, Legal Profession, Education, Women in AI. 800+ innovators. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J
𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗣𝗟𝗜! 🌟 55+ years leading legal education. Nonprofit supporting professionals at the forefront. Your sponsorship makes LawDroid AI Conference free for 800+ legal innovators. President Sharon Crane on Women in AI Panel. Building the future together. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI
𝗧𝗲𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🚀 Marc Lauritsen: "Today is the New Yesterday." Pioneer in document drafting and decision support systems. Locating our present moment in the century of legal tech transformation. Perspective that reframes everything. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻 🚀 Vanderbilt AI Law Lab co-director. Co-created Delta Model for lawyer competency. Human-centered design for legal services innovation. ABA Women of Legal Tech, Fastcase 50. AI must serve people, not just efficiency. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI
"𝗠𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗲𝘀." David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School, on growing up in a family dedicated to public service. David's childhood was unconventional. Born in Texas, he...
𝗧𝗲𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🚀 Taylor Sartor (Children's Law Center) created FosterPower—tech giving foster youth access to their rights. 85%+ success moving kids to family settings. Technology for the most vulnerable. Ten minutes. Real impact. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J
The future of justice is being built right now — and LSC is at the forefront. Register for next week’s LawDroid AI Conference and learn how AI is reshaping justice in 2026. Hear from LSC's Ron Flagg (keynote) and Angela Tripp (panel moderator). 🔗lawdroid.ai @lawdroid.bsky.social
"𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲." David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School, on why he created his own interdisciplinary major in college. David grew up all...
𝗔𝗜 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 ⚖️ Nick Rishwain, Carolyn Elefant (MyShingle), Brittany Hernandez (Gavel), Mitch Jackson (trial lawyer, AI author) on how AI changes law firm business models, revenue streams, practice innovation. Real transformations happening now. 🚀 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI
"𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆." David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School, on why AI's jagged frontier is so dangerous for lawyers. Tom pointed to that graph Anthropic put...
𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗶 🚀 LawDroid Chief Legal Futurist, NYU Research Fellow. 20 years representing tenants, co-founded Depositron. Conference host, AI & Ethics Panel, AI Agents Workshop. AI for access to justice at scale. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J
"𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻." David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School, on why he built an automation bias experiment for his students. Tom asked him about...
Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School—teaching the next generation that 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 when it comes to AI. 🚀 David grew up all...
𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 🚀 Tom Martin, Dr. Megan Ma (Stanford), Damien Riehl (Clio), Joanne Sprague (Everlaw) on where legal AI is right now and where it's headed. Frontier models, agentic workflows, deployment realities. Assessment, not speculation. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI
𝗧𝗲𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🚀 Claire Robinson (Upsolve CPO) on choosing systemic change at scale over law school. From litigation to building debt relief solutions. Personal experience fuels commitment to fighting poverty. Ten minutes. Real impact. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J
