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Sean McTigue discusses how his law firm is integrating AI tools and the implications for the legal profession.

Summary Jared Correia sits down with Sean McTigue, a partner at Bartko Pavia LLP and one of the more technically fluent attorneys in practice today. Sean unpacks how his firm navigated the leap from legal-specific AI tools to a direct enterprise deployment of Anthropic's models, and why he thinks that distinction matters a lot more than most firms realize. The conversation covers practical ground: how to use Westlaw's Quickcheck as a verification loop, why lawyers overestimate what AI will do for them on the first try, and how to find the early adopters inside a firm and turn their discoveries into firm-wide workflows. Sean also looks ahead at what AI means for the billable hour model and why the legal profession can't afford to stay in the way. About the Guest Sean McTigue is a partner at Bartko Pavia LLP in San Francisco, where he handles complex litigation with a particular focus on integrating AI into the practice of law. He has been following the development of large language models closely since GPT-4's launch and has led the firm's rollout of Anthropic for Enterprise. Sean studied philosophy at the University of Utah and earned his law degree at Berkeley Law. Key Takeaways…

People in this episode

Host: Jared Correia

Guest: Sean McTigue

Topics covered

• AI in law
• legal technology
• law firm workflows
• billable hour model
• AI adoption

Keywords

• AI tools
• legal profession
• law firm
• technology adoption
• verification loop

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Bartko Pavia LLP, Berkeley Law

Products: Anthropic's models, Westlaw's Quickcheck

Places: San Francisco

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