# Slowly, Then All At Once: The Capability Shift That Changes Everything

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Podcast: [Careers and the Business of Law](https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793)
Published: 2026-05-13T19:55:00+00:00
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## Resource

The most honest read on AI adoption in legal might be borrowed from Hemingway: slowly, and then all at once. David Cowen sits down with Adam Becker , director of legal operations at Cockroach Labs, CLOC board member, and one of the architects of the CLOC 101 Academy - to unpack what has actually changed in the last six months, why his team is no longer impressed by AI but expects it, and why the real question is what you are doing with the time AI gives you back. Key Topics Covered: Slowly, then all at once: Why the adoption curve follows the same pattern as every transformational technology before it Capability over efficiency: Why the most important AI gain is being able to do things you literally could not do before The talent surge thesis: Why legal hiring is about to grow, not contract Stratifying the legal stack: NDAs to contract managers, vendor agreements to agents, lawyers to high-stakes work Wordle as a discipline: Why the made bed and the cleaned kitchen are not small things The automated birthday message problem: What we should and should not delegate to our agents The AI dividend list: David's analog notebook of things to do with reclaimed time 🎧 Subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you listen. Share this episode and take your career from now to next! 💡To learn more about the future of legal innovation, visit https://solid.legal/podcasts/ Never eat alone!

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