Episode Details

In this episode of This Week in Family Law, we discuss the demonstration hosted by US-based AI company Anthropic for its new legal plugin, which attracted 20,000 registrations from lawyers, as well as a controversial new celebrity endorsement for legal AI.

In Law in Motion, we explore how AI is reshaping how junior lawyers develop professional judgment and discuss some practical actions both junior lawyers and more experienced lawyers can take to ensure they don't get left behind.


Chapters:
0:00 - Introduction
0:52 - What's Up? - Updates in Family Law for this week
5:33 - Law in Motion - The dangers of AI to young lawyers


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Topics covered in this episode:
- Family law industry updates
- Legal conference news (Hobart event)
- AI adoption in the legal profession
- Lawyers’ growing interest in AI tools
- Legal AI marketing and celebrity endorsements
- AI risks for junior lawyers
- Impact of AI on legal skill development
- LexisNexis AI research insights
- Importance of legal judgment and experience
- Mentorship and training in law firms

Links:
Registrations to the 21st National Family Law Conference in Hobart 
https://www.familylaw2026.com.au/

20,000 lawyers register for Anthropic demonstration of new legal plugin
https://www.floridabar.org/the-florida-bar-news/large-turnout-for-anthropic-demo-reflects-growing-interest-in-legal-ai/

Jude Law Legora advertisement
https://www.legalcheek.com/2026/04/legal-ai-giant-hires-jude-law/

Reece Witherspoon's Instagram video on AI
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DXKphAtkbgW/?utm_source=ig_embed&ig_rid=6e96fc9e-2e6a-4d3b-98eb-623c006c6850

AI Research Articles
https://frostleadership.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/04/a-lawyers-capability-Toolkit.pdf

https://hbr.org/2026/02/how-do-workers-develop-good-judgment-in-the-ai-era

https://www.lexisnexis.com/community/pressroom/b/news/posts/ai-is-speeding-up-junior-lawyers-work-but-raising-questions-about-how-judgment-is-learned

https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/insights/the-mentorship-gap/index.html

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/10383441.2025.2493493#abstract

https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/17579961.2026.2633688

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