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AI in 2025: Key Insights for solo & small‑firm lawyers
Agents, memory, and AI‑driven discovery are here. Here’s how to adapt fast—without buying shiny objects.
 • Ernie the Attorney
The 12 Tech Tools That Actually Save Lawyers Time
Skip shiny objects—these deliver real ROI for solo and small firms.
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AAA’s new ‘AI Arbitrator’ launched last month
The 97-year-old AAA just debuted an AI that drafts awards—with a human arbitrator validating the decision. Here’s what matters.
 • Ernie the Attorney
The thinking error that impairs lawyers' effectiveness
Bayes’ Theorem explains why smart lawyers aren’t persuasive—and how to fix it.
 • Ernie the Attorney
A skill that separates great lawyers from good ones
Charlie Munger called it the biggest predictor of success. Most lawyers never develop it.
 • Ernie the Attorney
The engineer who tripled a law firm's revenue
He designed spy satellites. Then he fixed his wife's law practice. Here's what he discovered...
 • Ernie the Attorney
A big problem most lawyers are unaware of
Sometimes your biggest breakthrough comes from discovering a hidden need.
 • Ernie the Attorney

November 2025

Gratitude for an amazing online community of lawyers
Plus a special "Black Friday" offer if you want to join my Inner Circle
 • Ernie the Attorney
Why AI can't replace good judgment
Reid Hoffman called AI a "consensus machine." Here's why that's great news for smart lawyers.
 • Ernie the Attorney
Most AI training for lawyers is crap
Some lawyers are using AI to transform their work while others endlessly debate whether to use ChatGPT
 • Ernie the Attorney
The AAA just adopted Al to handle construction disputes
The 97-year-old institution just started using AI arbitrators, and here’s what that means for lawyers.
 • Ernie the Attorney
Thoughts about effective lawyer marketing
Most of us don’t know how connect with people online. This is a big part of the problem.
 • Ernie the Attorney
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