Contract review is tedious, but missing something can be expensive.

In this episode, Chris Brown of Pixel Law shares his screen as he reviews a 56-page Asset Purchase Agreement using Spellbook.

See how effective AI tools can help you:

- Surface unknown risks,
- Draft clauses like indemnification and delivery terms, and
- Update you on substantive legal issues within a contract.

Chris also shares how he uses Spellbook for a "second opinion," and why he believes AI will change the practice of law.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/thepixellawyer/

📌 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿:

Get the latest news, trends, and tactics in legal AI—straight to your inbox.
➞ join free: https://www.spellbook.legal/newsletter

💎 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸:

Draft and review contracts 10x faster
➞ try it free: https://www.spellbook.legal

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀:

0:00 - Introduction

0:37 - What contract review looked like before AI

1:52 - The document: a 56-page asset purchase agreement

2:11 - High-level risk overview

4:18 - Diving into indemnification

8:25 - Non-compete analysis and Florida law

10:46 - Breaking down the purchase price

15:08 - Reps and warranties review (35 issues in 9 pages)

17:52 - Running the same prompt twice for a second opinion

18:24 - Closing deliveries and what's missing

22:08 - Catching missing terms across the document

24:44 - Compare to Market feature

28:35 - What stood out most from the process

29:51 - When to trust AI vs. your own judgment

31:00 - How to get started with AI tools

32:09 - Wrap up

What happens if your client asks ChatGPT for advice about their case? Is that discoverable? Is it your fault if you didn't warn them it might be? Leslie Bender and Craig Linton join the show to unpack two cases: Heppner and Warner v Gilbarco, that seem to reach opposite conclusions as judges try to draw lines around privilege, work product, and AI in an area where the rules haven't caught up to the tools.

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘀𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗔𝗜 𝗶𝗻 𝗣𝗿𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲:

Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/1RqIrtqTgbng2BGuzr4aAq

Apple: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/ai-in-practice/id1846506529

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗳𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘆'𝘀 𝗴𝘂𝗲𝘀𝘁𝘀:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/lescbender/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/craigalinton/

📌 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: Get the latest news, trends, and tactics in legal AI—straight to your inbox.

➞ join free: https://www.spellbook.legal/newsletter

💎 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸: Draft and review contracts 10x faster

➞ try it free: https://www.spellbook.legal

https://www.linkedin.com/company/spellbookai/posts/?feedView=all

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewhelanjr/

https://www.linkedin.com/in/scottas/

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀:

0:00 - Introduction

1:49 - Meet Leslie Bender 2:31 - Meet Craig Linton

3:31 - Attorney-client privilege and work product 101

5:54 - Clients have always gone rogue with case info

8:00 - The Heppner case: a CEO, AI, and a 31-point memo

11:21 - Does it matter if the lawyer directed it?

13:00 - Warner v Gilbarco: the pro se counterpoint

16:08 - What discoverability means for pro se litigants

19:21 - Assume your AI self-help is discoverable

21:37 - The engagement letter hack

23:19 - Should we encourage or discourage client AI use?

25:06 - Lawyers as AI consumers: is Claude enough?

28:10 - Reasonable privacy expectations vs. the fine print

30:49 - Three predictions for the next 10 years

33:06 - Connect with Leslie and Craig

Kyle Westaway has run his firm for 17 years without ever tracking a billable hour. In this conversation, he breaks down why he believes 75% of a lawyer's value has nothing to do with documents—and why that makes AI a tailwind, not a threat, for firms built around outcomes instead of time. He also shares how he prices work without defaulting to hourly estimates, why clarity with clients takes courage, and what it means to design a law firm from first principles.

📌 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿:

Get the latest news, trends, and tactics in legal AI—straight to your inbox.
➞ join free: https://www.spellbook.legal/newsletter

💎 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸:

Draft and review contracts 10x faster
➞ try it free: https://www.spellbook.legal

https://ca.linkedin.com/company/spellbookai
https://www.linkedin.com/in/mikewhelanjr
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/scottas

𝗧𝗶𝗺𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗽𝘀:

0:00 - Introduction 1:14 - Meet Kyle Westaway
2:30 - Starting a firm fresh out of law school
4:00 - Designing a firm for startups from first principles
5:00 - What do lawyers actually sell?
7:00 - Why the billable hour persists
10:45 - Flat fees only: How Kyle prices work
13:00 - Why clarity with clients takes courage
15:00 - Why they've never tracked a single hour
17:00 - The "market for lemons" problem in legal
19:30 - Why AI helps flat-fee firms (and hurts hourly ones)
22:00 - Purpose and the future of law practice
23:30 - Connect with Kyle