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Disruption, Magnitude & Velocity: A Guide For Legal Leaders in the Era of AI
By Matthew Eddy & Jun Hu
Part 1: The Pattern of Disruption
Part 2: The AI Disruption
Part 3: Practical Frameworks
What the Book Explores
1. The Historical Pattern of Legal Disruption
From Gutenberg to generative AI, the law has always followed technology. This guide reveals the recurring pattern behind every major transformation and explains why AI represents the most profound shift yet.
2. Why AI is Fundamentally Different
For the first time, machines can read, write, analyse and reason in natural language. These are the very skills on which legal authority is built.
3. How AI is Reshaping Legal Power & Economics
When a single lawyer equipped with AI can outperform entire teams, size and tradition no longer guarantee relevance. The guide explains how AI is flattening the profession and shifting competitive advantage from scale to strategic judgment.
4. The 3 Forces Every Legal Leader Must Master
The book introduces a practical leadership model based on three variables that determine whether institutions survive disruption:
• Disruption: Understanding what is truly changing.
• Magnitude: Assessing how deep the transformation runs.
• Velocity: Responding at the speed technology now moves.
Practical Frameworks for Modern Legal Leadership
This is not a theory paper, it is a playbook for your legal team. It provides:
A Pattern Recognition Framework to detect technological shifts early.
A Governance Model for controlling AI inside legal institutions.
A Competence Model redefining what it means to be a lawyer in the age of machines.
An AI Readiness Diagnostic to benchmark your team’s preparedness.