About this episode

David Lat joins Josh Barro to discuss the impact of the Trump administration on the legal industry and the influence of AI on law firms.

David Lat joins Josh Barro for a conversation about the state of the legal industry under Donald Trump — how Big Law and the legal industry are faring after those executive orders and settlements — and they talk about how AI is changing the work of law firms, from staffing to billing rates. Plus: a look at the unusual breakdown in Thursday’s Supreme Court decision in the Monsanto case. We hope you enjoy the episode and the holiday, and Ken and Josh will be back with more after July 4. To find a transcript of this episode and sign up for updates from us, got to www.serioustrouble.show . This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit www.serioustrouble.show/subscribe

People in this episode

Hosts: Josh Barro, Ken White

Guest: David Lat

Topics covered

• legal industry
• Big Law
• AI in law
• Supreme Court decisions
• Trump administration
• billing rates
• executive orders

Keywords

• legal industry
• Big Law
• AI
• Supreme Court
• Monsanto
• Trump
• billing rates
• executive orders

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Big Law, Supreme Court, Monsanto

Places: United States

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