Are law firms ready for the next generation of lawyers who may understand AI better than the firms hiring them?

That is one reason this week’s Legally Speaking Podcast ™️ sponsored by Clio is worth your attention.

I sat down with George Hannah, Solicitor Apprentice at Lewis Silkin, Founder and Editor of Best Practice, and someone thinking deeply about where legal AI is really taking the profession.

What impressed me most is this.

George is not just talking about AI as a trend.

He is looking at the commercial reality of it.

Who gets access.
How firms pay for it.
What behaviour that pricing creates.
And what it all means for the future of legal work.

In this episode, we discuss:

🔴 Why commercial awareness is becoming essential in the AI era
🔴 Whether consumption based pricing could hold firms back
🔴 Why some lawyers still do not have access to AI tools at work
🔴 How AI is already reshaping legal careers and development
🔴 What the solicitor apprenticeship route can teach the profession
🔴 Why the lawyers building visibility early may have an edge

Two lines from George that stood out immediately:

“Commercial awareness is really key.”

“Not many law firms are really going to know how to manage a consumption based model.”

And that is the bigger point.

At the Legally Speaking Podcast, we are here to inspire legal minds and transform legal futures.

That means creating conversations that help the profession think smarter, adapt faster and adopt best practice before it becomes obvious.

George is part of a new generation of legal talent asking better questions about law, business and technology.

The profession should be paying attention.

Should AI be available to every lawyer in a firm, or only a select few?

🎧 George's full Legally Speaking Podcast episode is out now here and on all major platforms 👉 https://open.spotify.com/episode/47b6ZwCa3gVOglm9VIdV03?si=zCOLiHGwSDamzr9xkBQeRg&pi=IwcnfD-DR1WoP&t=0