Law Labs
Welcome to Law Labs — the podcast where law firm life gets a glow-up.
Hosted by entrepreneur, attorney, Modern Law founder, and optimistic disrupter, Billie Tarascio, this show is your backstage pass to the business of law. We’re not talking billable hours and black-letter law — we’re talking AI-powered operations, next-gen leadership, smart growth, and real strategy.
Billie digs into the systems, stories, and shifts shaping modern legal practice—alongside law firm owners, legal technologists, and bold thinkers who are rewriting the rules.
Expect real talk about:
- Scaling law firms without burning out
- Leading with clarity, culture, and data
- Using AI and automation without losing the human touch
- Building sustainable businesses that serve your life—not just your clients
- Valuation, VC, and the art of getting acquired (or acquiring others)
This is your lab for testing what’s possible—then building it.
If you're ready to lead smarter, scale faster, and think bigger—welcome to the future of law. Let’s jump in.
Law Labs
What Happens When a Law Firm Actually Uses AI (Not Just Talks About It)
In this Modern Arizona Podcast episode, attorney Billie Tarascio sits down with Russell Alexander, a veteran Canadian family lawyer and early AI adopter, to break down how artificial intelligence is reshaping law firms at record speed. They explore the real impact on operations, client experience, billing models, and the daily work lawyers and law clerks handle inside modern family-law practices.
Russell Alexander is the founder of Russell Alexander Collaborative Family Lawyers, a long-time legal innovator, bestselling author, and one of the earliest practitioners to publicly document the use of AI in law. He has led a 98 percent remote law firm, conducted multi-year experiments with AI in document production, intake, marketing, and court-ready filings, and regularly speaks on legal technology, ethics, and the future of the profession.
Key topics covered in this episode:
✔ How AI quietly doubled law-firm efficiency without changing the business model
✔ What actually happened inside a 98 percent remote law practice post-pandemic
✔ Why lawyers resist AI and how firms can overcome fear, ethics concerns, and job-loss anxiety
✔ The most powerful marketing uses of AI and why it levels the playing field for small firms
✔ Operational tools that save hours—intake, scheduling, docketing, document prep, and more
✔ How AI search will change lawyer visibility and disrupt traditional SEO
✔ The hidden risks of vendor lock-in, price hikes, and premature “AI features” in legal software
✔ Whether the billable hour can survive AI-driven efficiency
✔ How the role of paralegals and law clerks is evolving—not disappearing
✔ Practical first steps for law firms that haven’t touched AI yet
To learn more about Russell, explore his work, or connect directly, visit:
https://www.russellalexander.com/
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