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Developing Lawyers in the Age of AI
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On the ABA Law Practice Today podcast, host Terrell Turner talks with Daya Naef, a law firm consultant and small-firm practitioner focused on legal AI and efficiency, about how firms can still train and develop lawyers as AI automates repetitive junior-level work. Daya describes using technology, outsourcing, and automation to free time for more relational client service and more consistent client updates. They discuss how law schools and firms are split between restricting AI (blue books, no laptops) and embracing it with policies, and how generational shifts create new expectations from AI-native lawyers. They also address clients increasingly using free AI tools to challenge legal strategy, raising the importance of judgment training, potential new training models, and the disconnect of firms banning AI while trying to recruit associates, plus resources including an upcoming ABA CLE and related Law Practice Today articles.
00:00 AI Replaces Junior Work
00:32 Podcast Welcome Disclaimer
01:11 Meet Daya Naef
03:06 AI As Opportunity
05:06 Automation For Client Care
07:20 Training Gap In Firms
10:46 Law Schools React To AI
12:38 AI Native Generations
14:02 Clients Using AI Too
15:57 Rethinking Skills Training
16:57 Firms Banning AI
17:46 Where To Find Daya
18:19 CLE And Articles
18:55 Final Thanks Wrap-up