Description
AI and the Future of Law is a podcast produced by the American Arbitration Association (AAA), the nonprofit best known for administering commercial arbitration and mediation in the US. It's co-hosted by Bridget McCormack, the AAA's President and CEO and a former Chief Justice of the Michigan Supreme Court, and Jen Leonard, founder of Creative Lawyers. The show has run for multiple seasons and started under an earlier name before settling into its current AI-focused format.
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Episodes run as conversations rather than news roundups, usually with one or two guests drawn from the legal-tech and legal-practice world. Topics recorded so far include how judges can use AI without losing human judgment (with North Dakota Supreme Court Justice Jerod Tufte), what makes a law firm "AI-native" (with Norm AI founder John Nay), how in-house legal teams are restructuring around AI, and how large firms like Kirkland are budgeting for it. Other episodes have covered the UK's first fully AI-native, regulator-approved law firm, how legal aid organizations use AI to reach clients who couldn't otherwise afford a lawyer, and a season finale unpacking what newer agentic AI systems mean for legal work. The hosts have also recorded a special in-person edition around Legal Week and occasional "What Just Happened" episodes reacting to major model releases from Google, Anthropic, Microsoft, and OpenAI. Recurring threads across episodes include AI's effect on junior lawyers' training, access to justice, and what legal work looks like once routine drafting and research are automated.
The show is aimed at lawyers, legal operations staff, and law students who want to follow how AI is being adopted inside law firms, courts, and legal departments, rather than a general audience with no legal background. It's freely available on the AAA's site and standard podcast platforms; the AAA doesn't sell subscriptions to the show itself.
- CategoryOther AI Tools
- Pricing ModelFree
- PlatformsPodcast
What You'll Get
Co-hosted by AAA President and CEO Bridget McCormack and Creative Lawyers founder Jen Leonard
Guest interviews with judges, law firm leaders, and legal-tech founders
Episode archive organized by season on the AAA's podcast page
Covers AI-native law firms, judicial use of AI, and legal-team restructuring
Produced by the American Arbitration Association, a nonprofit ADR provider
How to Follow AI and the Future of Law
Browse episodes: Open the AAA's podcast page to see the latest releases and full archive.
Filter by season: Use the season and title sort to find a specific topic or guest.
Listen: Play episodes directly on the site or through standard podcast apps.
Follow new releases: Check back for new episodes, since there's no dedicated subscription or newsletter listed on the page.
Who AI and the Future of Law Is Best For
- Legal AI adoption research
- CLE-adjacent listening
- Legal-tech vendor tracking
