AI Readiness: The IT Infrastructure Lawyers Need Before Adopting AI with Olivia Anderson
Release Date: 11/13/2025
AI Readiness: The IT Infrastructure Lawyers Need Before Adopting AI with Olivia Anderson
AI in Practice
Olivia Anderson helps law firms build the IT infrastructure they need before adopting AI. As Principal at Framework IT, a managed service provider working with legal practices of all sizes, she's seen what happens when firms rush into AI without the cybersecurity foundations in place. In this conversation, she walks through shadow AI, the $5.5 million problem most firms don't know they have, and why managing partners need to own AI governance whether they like it or not. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ: Draft and review contracts 10x faster โ try it free: ...
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AI's Role in the Courtroom with Appellate Lawyer Todd Smith | AI in Practice
AI in Practice
Todd Smith is a board-certified appellate lawyer in Texas who consults with trial teams and handles appeals. In this conversation, he explains how AI tools are changing his workโand where they hit their limits. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ: Draft and review contracts 10x faster โ try it free: ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐: 0:00 - Introduction 1:42 - Todd's appellate practice model 6:10 - AI collaboration challenges 9:15 - Analyzing trial transcripts with AI 14:57 - Finding arguments vs. knowing what to do with them 19:03 - Small data sets and...
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Before โAI automationโ was a buzzword, Joey Vitale built Indie Law to operate without him. That experienceโpaired with years helping lawyers scale through virtual assistantsโturned him into a quiet expert on systems, delegation, and identity. In this episode, he and host Mike Whelan dig into what happens when the work that once defined you starts running itself, and why the real value of a lawyer might have less to do with tasks and more to do with trust. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ: Draft and review contracts 10x faster โ try it free: https://www.spellbook.legal/...
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Teaching Lawyers to Prompt with AI Legal Consultant Alessandra Colaci
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Alessandra Colaci helps in-house legal teams figure out how to actually use AIโnot just talk about it. As the founder of Legal Plus AI and former founding marketer at Harvey, she's spent years teaching lawyers to prompt, experiment, and integrate AI into their daily work. In this conversation, she breaks down the quick wins that build momentum, the security concerns that keep lawyers up at night, and why most teams need to start smaller than they think. ๐ ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐น๐น๐ฏ๐ผ๐ผ๐ธ: Draft and review contracts 10x faster โ try it free: ...
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Fixed Fees, AI Experiments, and The Future of Family Law with Beau Atkins
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Beau Atkins runs Evolve Family Law in Saskatchewan, Canada, where heโs using AI to reach the 79% of people with legal problems who never hire a lawyer. In this conversation, he shares how he built an AI-assisted tool that guides self-represented clients through court processes โ and how heโs testing an AI agent to handle intake calls. His end goal? Serve with three lawyers what would normally take 300. ๐ง๐ถ๐บ๐ฒ๐๐๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐: 0:00 - Introduction 1:14 - Meet Beau Atkins 2:15 - The journey from frustrated lawyer to entrepreneur 5:34 - AI experiments in family law...
info_outlineOlivia Anderson helps law firms build the IT infrastructure they need before adopting AI. As Principal at Framework IT, a managed service provider working with legal practices of all sizes, she's seen what happens when firms rush into AI without the cybersecurity foundations in place. In this conversation, she walks through shadow AI, the $5.5 million problem most firms don't know they have, and why managing partners need to own AI governance whether they like it or not.
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Draft and review contracts 10x faster
โ try it free: https://www.spellbook.legal
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0:00 - Introduction
1:21 - Meet Olivia Anderson
2:11 - Shadow AI and the $5.5M problem
6:09 - IT readiness for solo lawyers
10:16 - Consumer AI vs. legal-specific tools
13:15 - Creating a responsible AI policy
17:22 - Who owns AI governance at your firm
21:45 - Risk tolerance culture in law
28:56 - Quantifying your firm's risk profile
31:00 - Connect with Olivia