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I Still Do Not Trust It: Building a Law Firm on AI

Bud Sheppard, an MC School of Law graduate and the founder of Sheppard Law Firm, runs his firm with 200 AI agents working at once, and he still checks everything. He sits down with Shane Blanton to discuss keeping the attorney in the loop, clients who check their attorneys with ChatGPT, what AI means for billable hours, and why Shane argues for local computing power.

Episode 1 thumbnail: Shane Blanton and Bud Sheppard, left to right, smiling on a dark field of code, with the words 200 agents. One lawyer.

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James "Bud" Sheppard

Founder, Sheppard Law Firm

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Shane Blanton

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Blanton conducts the interview with James "Bud" Sheppard in Episode 1. As an attorney and the Director of Innovation at his firm, he asks about how lawyers use artificial intelligence in practice and what it means for clients.

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