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The speech that shocked 2,700 lawyers

Richard Susskind​'s closing speech at ClioCon was a "gut punch," said one attendee

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Ernie the Attorney
Oct 21, 2025
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I’ve seen ​Richard Susskind​ speak before, but his ClioCon closing speech was different.

Darker. More urgent. And absolutely shocking to the 2,700 lawyers in attendance (one lawyer I talked to called it a “gut-punch”).

What made it most unsettling is the gap between what Susskind predicted and where most lawyers actually are.

An ​Inner Circle​ member recen…

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