Tom Martin aka @lawdroid
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🚨 I'm excited to get my Manifesto out into the world!! If you're curious about how to make sense of the AI revolution in the legal industry, read my manifesto. It's short, sweet, and provocative. 🔥
It's published on Writebook, an amazing and free platform. Thanks @jasonfried.bsky.social! 🙏
It's published on Writebook, an amazing and free platform. Thanks @jasonfried.bsky.social! 🙏
"𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸." Kimberly Bennett didn't start with a grand theory about subscription law. She started with a problem: Two clients back-to-back stopped paying. Cases she couldn't get out of. The market had just...
January 9, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"𝗜 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲. 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗱 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗮 𝗽𝗮𝘆𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗰𝗸." Kimberly Bennett didn't start with a grand theory about subscription law. She started with a problem: Two clients back-to-back stopped paying. Cases she couldn't get out of. The market had just...
"𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀." Kimberly Bennett grew up as one of only 4 Black kids in her New Jersey elementary school. Three of them? Her brothers. She was strong enough to handle...
January 8, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"𝗜 𝗸𝗻𝗲𝘄 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀, 𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗹𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝘆𝗯𝗲 𝗺𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗲𝗿𝘀." Kimberly Bennett grew up as one of only 4 Black kids in her New Jersey elementary school. Three of them? Her brothers. She was strong enough to handle...
Reposted by Tom Martin aka @lawdroid
It's true! I’ve joined LawDroid. 🎉
In my new role, I’ll help guide LawDroid’s next phase of growth—building strong relationships with clients and partners, supporting product innovation, and strengthening business systems.
Looking forward to what’s ahead!
In my new role, I’ll help guide LawDroid’s next phase of growth—building strong relationships with clients and partners, supporting product innovation, and strengthening business systems.
Looking forward to what’s ahead!
🔥 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! David Gray 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
January 7, 2026 at 11:22 PM
It's true! I’ve joined LawDroid. 🎉
In my new role, I’ll help guide LawDroid’s next phase of growth—building strong relationships with clients and partners, supporting product innovation, and strengthening business systems.
Looking forward to what’s ahead!
In my new role, I’ll help guide LawDroid’s next phase of growth—building strong relationships with clients and partners, supporting product innovation, and strengthening business systems.
Looking forward to what’s ahead!
🔥 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! David Gray 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
🔥 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! David Gray 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
🔥 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! David Gray 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
January 7, 2026 at 8:23 PM
🔥 𝗕𝗶𝗴 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀! David Gray 𝗶𝘀 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗟𝗮𝘄𝗗𝗿𝗼𝗶𝗱 𝗮𝘀 𝗗𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿 𝗼𝗳 𝗕𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀 & 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
After a decade of building AI tools for legal aid, I knew our next phase of growth needed someone who truly gets the mission. David is that person.
"𝗜𝗳 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲."Kimberly Bennett pulls no punches when she talks about AI and legal innovation. Everyone says AI will transform everything. But then? The same people get funded to build the same basic things. Here's what..
January 7, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"𝗜𝗳 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗹𝘆 𝗴𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝘁'𝘀 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺. 𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝗳𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲."Kimberly Bennett pulls no punches when she talks about AI and legal innovation. Everyone says AI will transform everything. But then? The same people get funded to build the same basic things. Here's what..
"𝗪𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆." Kimberly Bennett, co-founder of Fidu, has been ahead of the curve on subscriptions and flat fees for years. But five years ago? Way harder to get lawyers to...
January 6, 2026 at 3:15 PM
"𝗪𝗲'𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗯𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀, 𝗯𝘂𝘁 𝗿𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲'𝘀 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝘄𝗻𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆." Kimberly Bennett, co-founder of Fidu, has been ahead of the curve on subscriptions and flat fees for years. But five years ago? Way harder to get lawyers to...
Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Kimberly Bennett, co-founder of Fidu and founder of K. Bennett Law, whose journey from "privileged Black kid" navigating two worlds reveals why diverse perspectives aren't optional—they're essential.
Kim grew up between Manhattan, Queens..
Kim grew up between Manhattan, Queens..
January 5, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Kimberly Bennett, co-founder of Fidu and founder of K. Bennett Law, whose journey from "privileged Black kid" navigating two worlds reveals why diverse perspectives aren't optional—they're essential.
Kim grew up between Manhattan, Queens..
Kim grew up between Manhattan, Queens..
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻." When I asked Scheree Gilchrist about work-life balance, she paused. The Chief Innovation Officer at Legal Aid of North Carolina could give me the safe answer everyone expects to hear...
January 2, 2026 at 3:15 PM
𝗦𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗼𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘁, 𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗜 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗲? 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗮𝘁'𝘀 𝗺𝘆 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻." When I asked Scheree Gilchrist about work-life balance, she paused. The Chief Innovation Officer at Legal Aid of North Carolina could give me the safe answer everyone expects to hear...
"𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁." Scheree Gilchrist faced a choice when North Carolina asked Legal Aid to help disburse COVID rental assistance funds statewide. This meant hiring 100 temporary employees...
January 1, 2026 at 3:16 PM
"𝗗𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗴𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗲𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝗼 𝘃𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗶𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗽𝘀 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗸𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁." Scheree Gilchrist faced a choice when North Carolina asked Legal Aid to help disburse COVID rental assistance funds statewide. This meant hiring 100 temporary employees...
"𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲." Scheree Gilchrist was a bratty 16-year-old who challenged everything. Most parents would have shut that down. Her father didn't. Years later, she asked him: "Why didn't you just tell me to shut up?" His answer changed...
December 31, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗧𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗺𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗼𝘂𝘀. 𝗗𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗯𝗲𝗰𝗮𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘁'𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲." Scheree Gilchrist was a bratty 16-year-old who challenged everything. Most parents would have shut that down. Her father didn't. Years later, she asked him: "Why didn't you just tell me to shut up?" His answer changed...
"𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆." Scheree Gilchrist, Chief Innovation Officer at Legal Aid of North Carolina, drops the most honest take on work-life balance you'll hear this year.
Should she give the canned response or be honest?...
Should she give the canned response or be honest?...
December 30, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸-𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗮𝘆." Scheree Gilchrist, Chief Innovation Officer at Legal Aid of North Carolina, drops the most honest take on work-life balance you'll hear this year.
Should she give the canned response or be honest?...
Should she give the canned response or be honest?...
Just dropped my final LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode of the year featuring Scheree Gilchrist, Chief Innovation Officer at Legal Aid of North Carolina, whose journey from Jamaica to leading legal innovation reveals a powerful truth about breaking barriers.
Scheree's grandmother couldn't have...
Scheree's grandmother couldn't have...
December 29, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Just dropped my final LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode of the year featuring Scheree Gilchrist, Chief Innovation Officer at Legal Aid of North Carolina, whose journey from Jamaica to leading legal innovation reveals a powerful truth about breaking barriers.
Scheree's grandmother couldn't have...
Scheree's grandmother couldn't have...
"𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲." Jack Brandt took leave from his post in the Middle East to visit law schools. He flew to California, came to New England, met with admissions teams, toured campuses..
December 26, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗼𝗸𝗮𝘆, 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗮 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗲 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝘀𝘂𝗰𝗰𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁. 𝗜 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗺𝘆𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗳 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲. 𝗜 𝗳𝗲𝗹𝘁 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗜 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲." Jack Brandt took leave from his post in the Middle East to visit law schools. He flew to California, came to New England, met with admissions teams, toured campuses..
"𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀. 𝗜 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄." Jack Brandt was serving in Bahrain on a Coast Guard cutter with a 27-person crew when someone approached him: "Hey, I'm kind of interested in accessing my education benefits. What do I...
December 25, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗯𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗳𝗶𝘁𝘀. 𝗜 𝗽𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗼𝗴𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝘄." Jack Brandt was serving in Bahrain on a Coast Guard cutter with a 27-person crew when someone approached him: "Hey, I'm kind of interested in accessing my education benefits. What do I...
Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Jack Brandt, Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, 3L at Suffolk Law, and founder of Military Benefits Assistant. Jack's journey from small-town New Jersey to Coast Guard Academy to building AI tools that serve military families reveals...
December 22, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Jack Brandt, Lieutenant in the U.S. Coast Guard, 3L at Suffolk Law, and founder of Military Benefits Assistant. Jack's journey from small-town New Jersey to Coast Guard Academy to building AI tools that serve military families reveals...
"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗗𝗔𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂."Antti Innanen challenges the entire conversation around AI in legal. While everyone talks about use cases—which documents to automate, which tasks to optimize—he's seen something more powerful. The...
December 19, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗼𝘄 𝘁𝗮𝘀𝗸, 𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁 𝘁𝘆𝗽𝗲, 𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗡𝗗𝗔𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝘆𝗼𝘂."Antti Innanen challenges the entire conversation around AI in legal. While everyone talks about use cases—which documents to automate, which tasks to optimize—he's seen something more powerful. The...
"𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱—𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀." Antti Innanen wanted to be a music producer as a teenager. He had this whole story in his head about how it should happen—some established producer would notice his talent, bring him into a fancy...
December 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝗻. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗱—𝗜 𝗱𝗼𝗻'𝘁 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗶𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀." Antti Innanen wanted to be a music producer as a teenager. He had this whole story in his head about how it should happen—some established producer would notice his talent, bring him into a fancy...
"𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁. 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲." Antti Innanen, co-founder of Legit and DOT, and author of Prompted, rebelled hard against his mother's dream of him becoming a lawyer. He was a skater...
December 16, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗜 𝗳𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗴𝗮𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝘁. 𝗜 𝗻𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘂𝗽 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹. 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝘀𝗰𝗵𝗼𝗼𝗹, 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲." Antti Innanen, co-founder of Legit and DOT, and author of Prompted, rebelled hard against his mother's dream of him becoming a lawyer. He was a skater...
Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Antti Innanen, co-founder of Legit and DOT, author of the upcoming book Prompted, and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teaching in Spanish. Antti's journey from philosophy dropout to legal innovator reveals a powerful truth...
December 15, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Antti Innanen, co-founder of Legit and DOT, author of the upcoming book Prompted, and a black belt in Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu teaching in Spanish. Antti's journey from philosophy dropout to legal innovator reveals a powerful truth...
"𝗢𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁." Jim Sandman shares the story that shaped everything about how he thinks about resilience, dignity, and opportunity. His father graduated at the top of his class from Albany Law School in 1945-46...
December 12, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗢𝗻 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗼𝗿'𝘀 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗱𝗲𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲, 𝗵𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁." Jim Sandman shares the story that shaped everything about how he thinks about resilience, dignity, and opportunity. His father graduated at the top of his class from Albany Law School in 1945-46...
"𝗜𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵—𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺." Jim Sandman didn't fully understand the magnitude of the access to justice problem until he became...
December 11, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗜𝗻 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲-𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗰𝗶𝘃𝗶𝗹 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗮𝘁 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘆—𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵—𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗴𝗴𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗶𝗴𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝘀 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗵𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗺." Jim Sandman didn't fully understand the magnitude of the access to justice problem until he became...
"𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝘆."
Jim Sandman, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter and President Emeritus of Legal Services Corporation, shares the mentorship ritual that shaped his entire approach to leadership. Judge Max Rosen of the Third Circuit...
Jim Sandman, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter and President Emeritus of Legal Services Corporation, shares the mentorship ritual that shaped his entire approach to leadership. Judge Max Rosen of the Third Circuit...
December 10, 2025 at 3:16 PM
"𝗛𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗴𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗵𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗹𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗵𝘆."
Jim Sandman, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter and President Emeritus of Legal Services Corporation, shares the mentorship ritual that shaped his entire approach to leadership. Judge Max Rosen of the Third Circuit...
Jim Sandman, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter and President Emeritus of Legal Services Corporation, shares the mentorship ritual that shaped his entire approach to leadership. Judge Max Rosen of the Third Circuit...
"𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂... 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽." Jim Sandman, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter and President Emeritus of Legal Services Corporation, shares a life lesson that has...
December 9, 2025 at 3:15 PM
"𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼𝘂𝗰𝗵 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘄 𝘂𝗽 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂... 𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗶𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘃𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗿𝗲𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽." Jim Sandman, former managing partner of Arnold & Porter and President Emeritus of Legal Services Corporation, shares a life lesson that has...