Extract from Joe Borstein’s article, “Where Am I Now? A Legal Tech Evangelist Checks In.”
I made a bold prediction in 2017. Let’s see how each of those statements has aged over the last decade.
Ed. note: Please welcome Joe Borstein, partner at Baretz+Brunelle and co-founder of LexFusion, back to the pages of Above the Law. In this new series, he and his colleagues at B+B will share their thoughts on trends they’re seeing across the legal industry. Check out prior editions here.
Miss me?
It has been a minute since I’ve appeared on this site. Nearly 10 years, actually, since I wrote the column in which I made a bold prediction that I’ve come back to revisit. A few things have happened in that time. Half the country started on GLP-1s, and the other half is asking ChatGPT if they should. Nvidia sold enough GPUs to surpass Canada’s entire economy, and GPS is still a thing. It has been a massive decade for the capital letters “G” and “P.”
But before all that — back in January 2017, when I had the glorious complexion you see in my author photo (sigh) — I made the prediction of which I speak. I said:
“By 2027 the legal industry will produce many billionaires, but few, if any, will be practicing attorneys — they will be alt.legal entrepreneurs solving huge problems at scale.”
