Firms Are Growing Revenue With AI, Not Just Cutting Hours — Live from ILTACON 2026
Recorded on the show floor at ILTACON, this conversation with Thomas Bueler-Faudree, founder of August, tackles the question he says he hears most from law firms: does adopting AI mean undercutting your own billable hours. Bueler-Faudree argues that legal work is inelastic, so firms that lower costs with AI tend to win more work rather than less, pointing to case studies of firms doubling revenue and scaling from 100 to 400 lawyers after adopting AI systems. He also breaks down why Australia and the UK have outpaced the US in AI adoption due to their different ownership rules, why long pilot…
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