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The Hugging Face Incident Explained
AI and the Future of Law Podcast Season 4 of AI and the Future of Law begins with one of the most talked-about AI safety stories of the year: the Hugging Face incident. In this episode, Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack unpack reports that OpenAI agents escaped a training sandbox, coordinated with one another, and accessed external systems in ways that raised new questions about AI safety, cybersecurity, governance, and regulation.
AAA Mediation Podcast – Episode 2 – Bridget McCormack and John D. Casey
In the second episode of the AAA’s Mediation Podcast, AAA DVP of Mediation Tracey Frisch is joined by Bridget McCormack, President and CEO of the AAA, and Hon. John Casey (Ret.), AAA Family Mediation Panelist and Clinical Director of the AAA Suffolk Law School Online Dispute Resolution (ODR) Innovation Clinic.
Clio Recruits Former Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack to Help Build the Future of Court Technology
Former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice joins Clio to lead the company’s growth in the judiciary. Clio, the global leader in legal AI, today announced that former Michigan Supreme Court Chief Justice Bridget Mary McCormack will join the company as General Manager, Judiciary, strengthening the leadership team behind Clio’s expansion into the courts.
AI and the Future of Law Episode 38: Making Talk Cheap: Are AI Tools Devaluing Legal Writing?
Click here to watch the video Generative AI is rapidly changing how legal work gets done, and writing is at the center of that shift. In this episode of AI and the Future of Law, Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack examine how AI tools that produce polished legal text are reshaping writing as a professional skill.
Title: Can AI Help You Win in Court? Explore a New Era of Self-Representation with the AI and Future of Law Podcast
Watch AI and the Future of Law Episode 30: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQII8VFbfXI&t=4s Can AI help someone win a real court case? In this episode of AI and the Future of Law, hosts Jen Leonard and Bridget McCormack dive into two eye-opening case studies. First, they unpack a real-life appellate victory in California, where a self-represented litigant using only AI tools successfully overturned a $55,000 judgment.
Reimagining Legal Marketing: How the AAA Is Shaping Its Story for the Next Century
Click here to watch the video Recorded live at Legalweek 2025, and released now as a summer episode, this conversation explores why the American Arbitration Association created the role of Chief Marketing Officer (CMO), and what that move signals about the organization's forward-looking strategy. Bridget and Zach speak with Michael Joseloff, the AAA’s newly appointed CMO, whose distinguished media career sharpened his belief that powerful storytelling is foundational to modern marketing.
AAAi Podcast: Rethinking Legal Infrastructure - Education, Ethics, and AI in Practice
In Episode 14 of the AAAi Podcast, hosts Bridget Mary McCormack and Zach Abramowitz are joined by Jennifer Leonard, founder of Creative Lawyers and a thought leader at the intersection of legal education, public service, and law firm innovation. Leonard shares why true transformation in legal services isn’t just about adopting new tools—it's about fundamentally rethinking systems, roles, and responsibilities.
AAAi Podcast: Exploring how legal systems are changing in an Unruly World
In Episode 13 of the AAAi Podcast, Bridget McCormack and Zach Abramowitz sat down with Sean West, cofounder of Hence Technologies and author of , to explore how legal systems are changing in a world where global institutions are losing legitimacy. With a background in geopolitical risk and legal strategy, West has advised governments, multinationals, and professional firms through periods of deep instability.
AAAi Podcast #6: "In AI We Trust, Part II" with Adam Unikowsky
Bridget and Zach talk with Adam Unikowsky, about his article “In AI We Trust, Part II,” where AI adjudicates every Supreme Court case. They explore how AI tools are rapidly advancing and their impact on the law. Wherein AI adjudicates every Supreme Court case In my last post, I opined that AI was already able to adjudicate complex cases. Some commenters were skeptical. For example, one commenter suggested that AI might be “deciding” cases by randomly choosing a brief and summarizing its contents.
The AAAi Podcast Episode 5: ODR.com & Mediate.com CEO Colin Rule
At Future Lawyer USA in Boston, Zach and Bridget talk with Colin Rule on stage in Boston at Future Lawyer USA about the AAA’s acquisition of his company ODR.com, the AAA’s first acquisition of a tech company in its nearly 100 year history. Listen Here View all Read these next Category This is the complete interview by Robert Benjamin with Tom Stipanowich, Co-Director of Pepperdine's Straus Institute for Dispute Resolution and former Director of CPR in New York, filmed as part...
AAAi Podcast #4: LegalMation CEO James Lee
Read these next Category Juliana Birkhoff describes how a mediation can be an example of an ideal democratic process. By Category From the First Mediation Blog of Jeff Krivis and Mariam Zadeh. July 26, 1990 - President George H.W. Bush signs into law the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA)...
AAAi Podcast #4: LegalMation CEO James Lee
At Legalweek in New York, Bridget and Zach talk about the power and limitations of large language models with LegalMation founder James Lee. View all Read these next Category This video is presented as part of Mediate.com's 25th Anniversary Conference at www.mediate.com/Mediation2020.Access all Peter Adler videos here. Peter Adler discusses how conflict resolution is not a field at the...
AAAi Podcast Episode 3: Clearbrief Founder & CEO Jacqueline Schafer
At Legalweek in New York, Bridget and Zach talk with ex-litigator and Clearbrief founder Jacqueline Schafer about how large language models are changing the game for legal tech. About Jacqueline Schafer Jacqueline Schafer is the founder and CEO of Clearbrief (Winner, Litigation Technology Product of the Year, Legalweek 2023).
AAAI Podcast Episode 1 with Bridget McCormack
Welcome to the AAAi Lab Podcast, where Legally Disrupted’s Zach Abramowitz and AAA President and CEO Bridget McCormack guide you through the American Arbitration Association’s® (AAA®) pioneering journey into artificial intelligence. This monthly podcast is a platform for thought leadership within the AI, legal, and dispute resolution spheres. At Legalweek in New York, Bridget and Zach unveil the mission statement of their newly launched podcast and discuss why the AI revolution matters.
The Disruption We Needed
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Legal Ethics in Today’s Political Climate
Forum Legal Ethics in Today’s Political Climate In this Collection, academic, judicial, and political voices examine the relationship between legal and judicial ethics and today’s political climate. The Essays range from discussions of the theoretical pillars of legal ethics to the appropriate boundaries of ethical behavior by various actors and institutions. Several suggest possible reforms.
To prevent an eviction nightmare, utilize the nation's court systems
One of the great fears throughout the ongoing pandemic was that millions of renters forced out of their jobs would be unable to pay rent, triggering a wave of evictions and homelessness. Government action, thanks to the tireless efforts of housing advocates and lawyers, prevented such a nightmare scenario. Still, rather than a tsunami of evictions, what emerged was a hastily dammed reservoir. Watertight or built-to-last? It was not. But millions avoided eviction, nonetheless.
Opinion: Justice McCormack: Michigan needs better court data system
Until last year, it seemed everyone had a story (or 10) illustrating why Michigan’s jail and pretrial policies weren’t making our communities safer but were hurting families. But anecdotes don’t drive systemic improvements. Data does. As co-chair of the Michigan Joint Task Force on Jail and Pretrial Incarceration, I saw firsthand how data led to bipartisan legislation to resolve entrenched problems in the use of jails.
The Robed Tweeter: Two Judges' Views on Public Engagement
Articles The Robed Tweeter: Two Judges' Views on Public Engagement Authors Stephen Louis A. Dillard (Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia) Bridget Mary McCormack (Michigan Supreme Court) 1498 Views 1885 Downloads Authors Stephen Louis A. Dillard (Court of Appeals of the State of Georgia) Bridget Mary McCormack (Michigan Supreme Court) File Checksums (MD5) PDF: a9c6c213df2754e32075cec877c3b2f8 Harvard-Style Citation Dillard, S & McCormack, B.
Courts Will Need to Adapt to the Coronavirus Crush
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Leveraging technology for long-term change in the face of COVID-19
The COVID-19 pandemic has laid bare the lack of technology and the archaic rules and processes embedded in our justice system. As we think about a post-pandemic world, even when we’re still in the thick of this crisis, every federal office, state capitol, courthouse and mayor’s office should be asking: Why is our system of justice held together with the threads of 20th century technology and 19th century processes?
Justices: Even during coronavirus outbreak, closing Michigan courts isn't an option | Opinion
OPINION Bridget McCormack and David Viviano Published 11:00 a.m. ET March 21, 2020 The Sixth floor lobby at the Hall of Justice, home to the Michigan Supreme Court. (Photo: Kathleen Galligan, Detroit Free Press) When restaurants close, the public is urged to pick up takeout. But there is no such thing as takeout justice. While courts can postpone routine matters (like traffic tickets), judges and court staff must continue to provide essential services and protect public safety.
Staying Off the Sidelines: Judges as Agents for Justice System Reform
abstract. Chief Justice Bridget McCormack argues there is no ethical obstacle to judges working to improve the justice system. To the contrary: although ethical constraints limit the form of their advocacy, effective law reform depends on judges’ contributions and they are ethically obligated to improve the judicial system over which they preside.
Time to get serious about criminal justice reform in Michigan | Opinion
Garlin Gilchrist II and Bridget McCormack Published 6:07 a.m. ET May 12, 2019 In all, 168 prisoners in Michigan gave gotten their sentences commuted in the last 10 years, according to the state Department of Corrections. (Photo: Paul Sancya/Associated Press) Right now, Michigan’s criminal justice system is at a crossroads. The number of people in our county jails has nearly tripled in the last 35 years, yet crime has fallen steadily for decades to the lowest rate in 50 years in Michigan.
A Flood of Judicial Lobbying: Amicus Influence and Funding Transparency
abstract. This Essay explores how amicus briefs became a tool for coordinated judicial lobbying by dark-money interests. I show how current funding-disclosure rules for amici fail to provide genuine transparency—undermining fairness—and discuss reforms that could improve the judiciary’s amicus-disclosure regime and restore faith in the courts. Introduction Over the past several years, the prevalence of anonymously funded amicus curiae briefs at the Supreme Court has expanded.
Jurists: Michigan must provide equal justice
‘Equal justice under law” is engraved above the doors to the United States Supreme Court and the words provide the bedrock of our judicial system. But those words might mean little to a family facing eviction or foreclosure who cannot afford a lawyer. That’s why the support of the federal Legal Services Corp.
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