
In this episode of the LawDroid podcast, Tom sits down with Tessa Manuello, founder of Legal Creatives, to discuss why legal design matters and what you should do about it.
Highlights include:
- Why being a quick fish, instead of a big fish, matters
- How finding a niche can help lawyers live any lifestyle they choose
- What legal design really is (Hint: it isn’t about lawyers or judges)
- How you can embrace creativity through legal design
- How using creativity can help you challenge the status quo and provide better solutions for your clients
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Tom Martin is a legal AI advocate, lawyer, author and speaker.
He is CEO and founder of LawDroid, a Generative AI Legal Technology company, and co-founder of the American Legal Technology Awards.
Tom has been recognized as an ABA Legal Rebel and Fastcase 50 Honoree.
Tom has presented as a speaker at ABA Techshow, LegalWeek, ILTACON, Clio Con, Legal Innovators, and many others. Tom’s writing has been published in the ABA’s Law Practice Today, Law Technology Today and GP Solo Magazine, to name a few; he has also been featured on numerous podcasts, including Legal Rebels, Un-Billable Hour, Lawyerist, the Digital Edge, and New Solo.
Tom also has his own podcast: LawDroid Manifesto on iTunes. Subscribe to his Substack at lawdroidmanifesto.com.
He serves as a mentor at the Yale Tsai Center for Innovative Thinking and ATJ Tech Fellows. Tom is a graduate of Yale and UCLA School of Law.
Born and raised in Los Angeles, California, Tom now lives in Vancouver, Canada with his wife and two daughters.