In episode 587 of Lawyerist Podcast, discover how your firm can stay competitive, efficient, and future-ready by embracing artificial intelligence. Stephanie Everett talks with Jack Newton, CEO and founder of Clio, about how small firms can leverage AI to streamline workflows, make smarter decisions, and outpace slower-moving competitors. 

Jack explains how Clio’s new AI-powered platform, Clio Work, is transforming the way lawyers practice—by integrating intelligent automation directly into everyday tasks. Together, they explore what it means to become an “AI-native” law firm, how to balance innovation with ethics, and why small firms are uniquely positioned to lead the legal industry’s next big shift. 

Learn how to use AI as a force multiplier in your practice—and why adaptability, not size, will define tomorrow’s most successful law firms. 

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Chapters / Timestamps:  

0:00 – Introduction & ClioCon Recap 

2:00 – Growth Stages of Small Firms 

5:10 – Clio for Enterprise Explained 

7:45 – Why Small Firms Have the Advantage 

10:30 – How AI Is Changing Legal Work 

13:15 – Making AI Adoption Effortless 

16:00 – Trust, Data & the Hallucination Problem 

20:00 – Building the AI-Native Law Firm 

22:30 – Staying Competitive in the Age of Change 

24:40 – Closing Thoughts