Theodore Rand

Executive Education is becoming a significant path for assisting with the legal industry’s entry into adoption of artificial intelligence. I recently reported on a partnership between global law firm Reed Smith LLP and Cornell University in the establishment of an AI Leadership Program. Now, Stanford University announces that it is stepping into the moment with … Read more

Global law firm Reed Smith announced the launch of the Reed Smith AI Leadership Program at Cornell University, a customized curriculum developed in partnership with the school’s Executive Education organization. The program, to be held at the Cornell Tech campus in New York City in September 2026, will equip the firm’s partners with advanced knowledge … Read more

AI: Make the right choices, ask the right questions, ensure security, safety and compliance. What I’ve done recently with AI in the legal sphere: I created a PRA tool for tracking public access requests. The tool tracks the date of the request, the content of the request, summarizes the request, categorizes it, and adds the … Read more

What is it Harvey is an AI-powered platform built specifically for legal work, designed to help lawyers research, draft, analyze documents, and manage complex matters more efficiently. Unlike general tools like ChatGPT, Harvey is tailored to the legal industry—it can work across large volumes of documents, integrate with firm systems, and operate within strict confidentiality … Read more

For a personal legal matter, I’m using a combination of tools. The trickiest area is AI. I’ll explain. But first, matter management is largely a “matter”, if you will, of a relational database, one that can iterate, expand, and accommodate to the evolving nature of your work and work style. You can always subscribe to … Read more