E57 - We are a Judgement-First Law Firm, Brian Belt, Founding Partner, Acevedo Belt

A 35-Year Big Law Veteran Is Doing the Best Work of His Career With AI But He Doesn’t Call His Firm AI-First. Brian Belt explains why Acevedo Belt is “judgment-first,” why he thinks legal AI is a bargain, and how AI is changing everything from junior-lawyer training to the kinds of matters a small firm can take on. In this episode: 0:00      Zach's Hot Disruptive Legal Take 4:25      The Big Law Veteran Who Loves AI 6:21      "Harvey Writes Better Than I Do" 7:39      Why "ROI" Is the Wrong Metric 11:13     Clients Notice the Difference 13:47     You Can Finally Train Junior Associates 16:07     New Way to Train Associates 21:17     Scaling Up and Scaling Down 24:24     Why Harvey Is Better for Small Firms 28:46     Legal AI is a Bargain! 34:46     Process Mapping & the Best Use Cases 36:59     Why Not Just Use the Base Models? 37:54     Do Your Old Big Law Colleagues Get It? 40:32     What Is a "Judgment-First" Law Firm? 43:21     Do the Best Lawyers Run on No Sleep?   Subscribe to Zach’s newsletter: https://www.legallydisrupted.com/ Follow Zach on X: https://x.com/ZachAbramowitz?lang=en Follow Brian on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/brianbelt Engage Killer Whale Strategies: https://www.killerwhalestrategies.com