Really great thoughts. 30+ yrs in transactional law and technology, and I’m convinced that the tools are fantastic already, getting better fast, and that drafting and many other “traditional law” tasks are well on the road to commoditization. Learning how to use these tools should be mandatory, without question. However, while this amazing tech can quickly level the playing field a lot vis-a-vis ‘resources’, it doesn’t (yet) shortcut professional experience … and there is a very big danger that realization can be lost in superficial production gains if it’s not purposefully discussed. I believe it’s on us - especially tech-savvy experienced lawyers - to ensure we deliberately train young lawyers to actively learn and leverage these amazing tools without letting them simultaneously believe that being able to vibe code, write good prompts, deploy agents (all of which is terrific) is a substitute for decades of transactional reps.
@ByMHarrington We (fans) can feel like that crest is ours, but his career is his. Tuch did a fine job wearing and representing “our” crest. So along with Jarmo we just say thanks, God bless, and let’s find a better (younger?) player who will rep our team-on-the-rise.
Haha all good! Small things make us happy - like hearing my fellow GenX neighbor washing his car blasting Van Halen’s Diver Down tracks. But transitioning (and the lack thereof) is a real societal problem. I’ll (hopefully) be retired before partners 20yrs older than me will be, and that is just … wild.
@CarmineBiancoWT Well … down 3-1 games, Habs get 2 power plays and exit 1st period down 3-0 with a whopping 4 shots. I thought for sure that they might lose, but if they do they’ll go down with 30+ shots. Really wanted to see them do well after knocking out my Sabres.
The best part is that building (experimenting) with these incredible tools is just so much fun, awe-inspiring and … humbling. I’m concerned about the access dependencies being created (and the idea of token prices rapidly climbing) but Squid Game for transactional lawyers may have already started.
Sounds like you are pursuing solid ideas and I think that is just great. FWIW, as an old guy who lived through “.com”, I promise there are few things more fun/exciting than learning evolving new tools and creating with them … and right now I see us being on the event horizon for what transactional law will become. Massive change is coming, exponentially fast IMO, driven by clients and lawyers who are willing to actively get in there and hands-on figure it all out together.