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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

Are you AI-pilled yet? Zach Abramowitz's point about AI: the mechanics (attaching a document, clicking the right buttons) take an afternoon to learn. That's not where early adopters win. Where early adoption actually compounds is your AI brain. Your AI worldview.

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Zach Abramowitz's dad had a dream: send his son to law school, then unleash him as the family's legal "pit bull." So Zach went, everyone approved. But, he says if he did it all over again, he'd go for a different reason: meaningful pro bono work, representing people and causes worth fighting for.

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"Start soon — and fail even sooner." That's the advice Zach Abramowitz gives his own kids, and it flips how most of us think about failure. The logic: when you're young, you can take big swings. If you treat every venture as a platform for what comes next, there's no such thing as true failure...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

🔥 The American Legal Technology Awards provide an excellent opportunity to recognize outstanding work. Nominating takes just a few minutes, there is no fee to apply, and self-nominations are encouraged. Deadline is 7/31/2026.

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

The American Legal Technology Awards are a great way to give that work the recognition it deserves. Nominating takes only a few minutes, there's no fee to apply, and self-nominations are encouraged.

americanlegaltechnology.com

American Legal Technology Awards — The Oscars of Legal Innovation

An annual awards competition and gala that celebrates the people and companies pushing legal technology forward.

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

Submit Your Nomination! 2026 American Legal Technology Awards - Deadline: 7/31/2026

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

🔥Now Open for Nominations! The American Legal Technology Awards 2026. 🏆 Deadline for nominations is July 31st. We can’t wait to learn about you and celebrate your accomplishment. [Link in comments]

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 04/05/2026

🔥 Just dropped on the LawDroid Manifesto podcast: Nikki Shaver's keynote on the State of AI from Day 2 of the LawDroid AI Conference 2026. And the quote that resonates: "Law firms want to change, and structurally they often can't." Don't miss this one!

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 01/05/2026

"𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝗮 𝘁𝗵𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗵𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲." Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve, on the proven impact of their AI paralegal—and how they've 4x'd paralegal capacity while helping more people than ever. 🚀 The problem: 56,000 people each year start Upsolve's...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 30/04/2026

"𝗜'𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗻𝗼𝗻-𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗶𝘁 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗯𝗼𝗧𝗮𝘅 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗸𝗿𝘂𝗽𝘁𝗰𝘆." Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve, on the moment that changed everything—meeting his co-founder Rohan Pavaluri at a pro bono lunch in Brooklyn. ⚖️ After getting fired from two big law firms, Jonathan's confidence was shattered. His...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

"𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹-𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘀𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝘁𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗮𝗹𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻 𝗕𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗹𝘆𝗻." Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve, on the fundamental problem with our consumer legal system. ⚖️ Summer 2005. Jonathan sat in a bankruptcy clerk's...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

𝗟𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🚀🔥 Day 2 TODAY: Nikki Shaver keynote, State of AI, 5 workshops (Skills Engineering, Vibe Coding, Document Automation, Context Engineering, AI Agents), 5 Ten-Minute Tech Talks. Hands-on learning. 𝗟𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱! 💡 April 29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 | Virtual [Registration link below] #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

"𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗮 𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲-𝗯𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘆 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗲𝗹𝘀𝗲, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗮𝗺𝗯𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗮 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼 𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗼𝘀." Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve, on what Y Combinator taught him about thinking bigger than he ever imagined possible. Upsolve got into Y Combinator—one of three...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 28/04/2026

𝗜𝗧'𝗦 𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗘! 𝗧𝗢𝗗𝗔𝗬! 🚀🔥 LawDroid AI Conference starts in HOURS! Bridget McCormack keynote, Ron Flagg keynote, AI & Ethics, Journalism, Legal Aid, Courts, Legal Profession, Education, Women in AI. 800+ ready to build. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪! 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Jonathan Petts, co-founder and CEO of Upsolve—proving that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘀𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗼𝗿. 🚀 Jonathan grew up on Manhattan's Upper East Side. His English immigrant dad's ambition: great schools, Wall...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗡𝗙𝗘𝗥𝗘𝗡𝗖𝗘 𝗦𝗧𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗦 𝗧𝗢𝗠𝗢𝗥𝗥𝗢𝗪! 🚀 Day 1: Bridget McCormack keynote, Ron Flagg keynote, AI & Ethics, Journalism, Legal Aid, Courts, Legal Profession, Education, Women in AI. 800+ innovators. 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 26/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗣𝗟𝗜! 🌟 55+ years leading legal education. Nonprofit supporting professionals at the forefront. Your sponsorship makes LawDroid AI Conference free for 800+ legal innovators. President Sharon Crane on Women in AI Panel. Building the future together. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 25/04/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🚀 Marc Lauritsen: "Today is the New Yesterday." Pioneer in document drafting and decision support systems. Locating our present moment in the century of legal tech transformation. Perspective that reframes everything. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗖𝗮𝘁 𝗠𝗼𝗼𝗻 🚀 Vanderbilt AI Law Lab co-director. Co-created Delta Model for lawyer competency. Human-centered design for legal services innovation. ABA Women of Legal Tech, Fastcase 50. AI must serve people, not just efficiency. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

"𝗠𝘆 𝗱𝗮𝗱 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘃𝗮𝗹 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝘀𝘁, 𝗵𝗲 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝗯𝗲𝗲𝘀." David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School, on growing up in a family dedicated to public service. David's childhood was unconventional. Born in Texas, he...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🚀 Taylor Sartor (Children's Law Center) created FosterPower—tech giving foster youth access to their rights. 85%+ success moving kids to family settings. Technology for the most vulnerable. Ten minutes. Real impact. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J

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Legal Services Corporation @legalservicescorp.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

The future of justice is being built right now — and LSC is at the forefront. Register for next week’s LawDroid AI Conference and learn how AI is reshaping justice in 2026. Hear from LSC's Ron Flagg (keynote) and Angela Tripp (panel moderator). 🔗lawdroid.ai @lawdroid.bsky.social

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

"𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝗻 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗱𝗶𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗻'𝘁 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗸 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗻𝗲." David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School, on why he created his own interdisciplinary major in college. David grew up all...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

𝗔𝗜 & 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 ⚖️ Nick Rishwain, Carolyn Elefant (MyShingle), Brittany Hernandez (Gavel), Mitch Jackson (trial lawyer, AI author) on how AI changes law firm business models, revenue streams, practice innovation. Real transformations happening now. 🚀 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

"𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗼𝗼𝗹𝘀 𝘂𝗽𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻𝗮𝗹𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗾𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆." David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School, on why AI's jagged frontier is so dangerous for lawyers. Tom pointed to that graph Anthropic put...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝘀𝘁: 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝗶 🚀 LawDroid Chief Legal Futurist, NYU Research Fellow. 20 years representing tenants, co-founded Depositron. Conference host, AI & Ethics Panel, AI Agents Workshop. AI for access to justice at scale. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

"𝗜 𝘄𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘇𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄, 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻." David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School, on why he built an automation bias experiment for his students. Tom asked him about...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring David Colarusso, Practitioner in Residence and Co-Director of the Legal Innovation and Technology Lab at Suffolk Law School—teaching the next generation that 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗶𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗵𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻 when it comes to AI. 🚀 David grew up all...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝗜 𝗣𝗮𝗻𝗲𝗹 🚀 Tom Martin, Dr. Megan Ma (Stanford), Damien Riehl (Clio), Joanne Sprague (Everlaw) on where legal AI is right now and where it's headed. Frontier models, agentic workflows, deployment realities. Assessment, not speculation. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 19/04/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗻-𝗠𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗧𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸 🚀 Claire Robinson (Upsolve CPO) on choosing systemic change at scale over law school. From litigation to building debt relief solutions. Personal experience fuels commitment to fighting poverty. Ten minutes. Real impact. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 18/04/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 🚀 Maya Markovich (AAA-ICDR Institute, Justice Tech Association) explores 𝗔𝗗𝗥, 𝗔𝗜, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝗰𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗝𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 at LawDroid Conference. How AI makes dispute resolution more accessible. Bold ideas. ⚖️ April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #A2J

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁𝘀 ⚖️ Shellie Reid (LSNTAP), Sonja Ebron (Courtroom5), Jeannie Sato (Alaska Courts), Jason Tashea (Georgetown) discuss AI for self-represented litigants. Real implementations—chatbots, automated forms, text reminders. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 | Virtual #LawDroidAI #A2J

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"𝗜 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗶𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗜 𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵𝘁, 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝗜 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗶𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗳𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝘄𝘀𝘂𝗶𝘁?" Sam Harden, Innovation Strategist at Affinity Consulting Group, on the moment he realized 𝗔𝗜 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗱𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀—and what that means. 💡 Sam was testing Google's Antigravity...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀-𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽𝘀 🚀 Skills Engineering, Vibe Coding, Document Automation, Context Engineering at LawDroid Conference. Taught by Hannes Westermann, Conor Malloy, Quinten Steenhuis, Kezia Hill. Build real skills. Deploy immediately. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

"𝗔𝗜 𝗵𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗮 𝗹𝗼𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗽. 𝗕𝘂𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱." Sam Harden, Innovation Strategist at Affinity Consulting Group, on why AI won't solve law firm culture problems—and might actually make them worse. Tom asked him about innovation. How does it map to where we're at now? Does ...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗘𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 🎓 Kenton Brice (Clio), Mark Williams (Vanderbilt AI Law Lab), Colin Lachance (LawQi), Nicole Morris (Emory) on preparing law students for AI-transformed legal practice. Skills, ethics, future. ⚖️ April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 | Virtual #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

"𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗶𝗳 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝘂𝗽 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗮𝘄 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲?" Sam Harden, Innovation Strategist at Affinity Consulting Group, on his April Fool's Day commercial about hallucinated case law—and the surprisingly deep idea behind it. Tom asked...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

"𝗜𝗳 𝗮 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗯𝗮𝗱, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆𝗯𝗼𝗱𝘆 𝗮𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗯𝗹𝗲𝗺 𝗶𝘀 𝗯𝗮𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗱𝗼 𝗶𝘀 𝗱𝗼 𝘀𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴." Sam Harden, Innovation Strategist at Affinity Consulting Group, on why he's on Team Do Something. Tom asked him about the genesis of his Substack newsletter—Team Do Something. Where...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 14/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗸 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿: 𝗣𝗟𝗜 🙏 LawDroid AI Conference 2026 is free because of @PLI—𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗼𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝗱 for legal education. Their support makes accessible AI education possible for 800+ legal innovators. 🚀 pli.edu April 28-29 | Free | Virtual #LegalAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Sam Harden, Innovation Strategist at Affinity Consulting Group, whose journey from criminal defense attorney to legal tech innovator proves that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗳𝗳 𝗶𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗱—𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗔𝗜. 🚀 Sam grew up in Birmingham, Alabama, raised by...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗶𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗽 🎯 Kezia Hill teaches how to structure context so AI understands your practice, jurisdiction, and clients. Not just prompt engineering—strategic information structuring. Hands-on learning. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗝𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗺 📰 Victor Li (ABA Journal), Nicole Black (8am), Stephanie Wilkins (Legaltech Hub), Joe Patrice (Above the Law) discuss AI's impact on legal reporting at LawDroid Conference. Stories shape adoption. ⚖️ April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 | Virtual #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

𝗧𝗲𝗻 𝗺𝗶𝗻𝘂𝘁𝗲𝘀. 𝗠𝗮𝘅𝗶𝗺𝘂𝗺 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁. 🚀 Patrick Palace at LawDroid Conference: ABA Legal Rebel, NCBP President, ALTA co-founder. 76% revenue growth, 6 firm mergers. Real-world innovation from someone who's built it. 💡 April 28-29 | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 | Virtual #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱 🚀 Tom Martin brings 𝟴𝟬𝟬+ 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗶𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘃𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘀 together at LawDroid AI Conference 2026. Moderating State of AI panel, teaching AI Agents workshop. CEO: LawDroid, Spectral Mind, Deep Legal. Suffolk Law Prof. April 28-29 | Virtual | Free #LawDroidAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

"𝗨𝘀𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗰𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗼𝘂𝘁 𝗔𝗜. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱 𝗔𝗜 𝗮𝘀 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗹𝗮𝘆𝗲𝗿." Mia Ihamuotila, Legal Tech and Design Lawyer at Castrén & Snellman, on why AI doesn't reduce work—and why that's the point. Tom asked her about a common misconception: that AI makes things simpler and reduces work. Mia's...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

"𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿." Mia Ihamuotila, Legal Tech and Design Lawyer at Castrén & Snellman and Chairperson at Legal Design Summit, on the symbiosis between humans, AI, tech, and design. She started as a...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

"𝗟𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝘄𝗼 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀. 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝘆'𝗿𝗲 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵 𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿." Mia Ihamuotila, Legal Tech and Design Lawyer at Castrén & Snellman and Chairperson at Legal Design Summit, on why separating tech and design doesn't benefit anyone. When Mia started as a legal trainee...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

𝗥𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗟𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽. 𝗣𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲. 💡 Women in AI panel at LawDroid Conference: Cat Moon moderates Sharon Crane (PLI), Anastasia Boyko, Heidi Brown (NYLS). Who builds AI? Whose voices shape legal tech? ⚖️ April 28-29 | Virtual | 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲 #LawDroidAI #WomenInAI

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

"𝗜 𝘀𝗲𝗲 𝗹𝗶𝗳𝗲 𝗮𝘀 𝗮 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. 𝗜𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗻𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗵𝗮𝘃𝗲 𝗱𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝘀." Mia Ihamuotila, Legal Tech and Design Lawyer at Castrén & Snellman, on what makes her work worthwhile. Tom asked her: 𝗔𝗳𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝗱𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘀𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴𝘀, 𝘄𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲𝘀 𝗶𝘁 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴? Mia didn't talk about impact or...

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Tom Martin aka @lawdroid @lawdroid.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

Just dropped my LawDroid Manifesto podcast episode featuring Mia Ihamuotila, Legal Tech and Design Lawyer at Castrén & Snellman and Chairperson at Legal Design Summit, whose journey from professional dancer to legal innovator proves that 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝗱𝗲𝘀𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗽𝗮𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲—𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗮𝗰𝗵...

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