{"podcast":{"title":"Careers and the Business of Law","slug":"careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793","podcast_index_feed_id":6403793,"rss_url":"https://feeds.libsyn.com/465618/rss","website_url":"http://sites.libsyn.com/465618/website","image_url":"https://static.libsyn.com/p/assets/2/a/5/c/2a5cc799ec50e9a688c4a68c3ddbc4f2/CBL_art.jpg","author":"David Cowen","episode_count":142,"summary":"Welcome to Careers in The Business of Law with David Cowen, the podcast series designed to elevate and accelerate the careers of legal professionals. David aims to provide insightful and inspiring career stories from industry insiders, law firm leaders, corporate law department executives, and legal technology business leaders. This podcast will provide you with an inside look into the career journeys of some of the most successful and influential leaders in the legal field. You will gain actionable insights into their experiences, challenges, and triumphs through these discussions. Recognizing that the legal profession is constantly changing, David wants to ensure that you have the knowledge and tools necessary to navigate this evolving landscape. David's guests will provide insights on topics such as emerging technologies, legal operations, and leadership strategies, which will help you accelerate your career growth and success. David's goal is to create and inspire a community of legal professionals who are dedicated to learning, growing, and advancing their careers. Whether you are a law student, young professional, or seasoned veteran, this podcast series is for you. Join Dav…","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793"},"episode":{"title":"Twenty Years of Showing Up: The Validation Tax, the AI Dividend, and the Humanity Question","slug":"twenty-years-of-showing-up-the-validation-tax-the-ai-dividend-and-the-humanity-question","published_at":"2026-05-13T20:55:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/twenty-years-of-showing-up-the-validation-tax-the-ai-dividend-and-the-humanity-question","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793","url":"https://48601e5c-fc2d-4099-9281-666ceaf381e8.libsyn.com/twenty-years-of-showing-up-the-validation-tax-the-ai-dividend-and-the-humanity-question","audio_url":"https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/48601e5c-fc2d-4099-9281-666ceaf381e8/Ari_Kaplan.mp3?dest-id=3934293","summary":"David Cowen and Ari Kaplan have known each other for twenty years - this is their first podcast together. It is one of the most candid conversations in the series. Ari shares the philosophy that has carried him through two decades at the highest levels of corporate legal, why the US mindset about reclaimed time is a problem worth confronting, and why the most important question of the next decade may be the one Zach Kass asked from the keynote stage. Key Topics Covered: The validation tax: Ari's framework for the time you spend verifying AI output The AI dividend, US edition: Why Americans fill saved time with more work and Europeans leave earlier Permission to stop: David's confession of guilt around saved time and how to reframe it The mentorship moat: Why a Stanford-style simulation program might out-train a senior partner What AI cannot touch: Why high-stakes corporate work still requires human judgment and network Legal as R&D center: Why legal departments are becoming the experimentation hubs of the modern enterprise The renaissance of legal: Why the energy on the CLOC floor in 2026 feels fundamentally different 🎧 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!","meta_description":"David Cowen and Ari Kaplan have known each other for twenty years - this is their first podcast together. It is one of the most candid conversations in th…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1159,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/episodes/twenty-years-of-showing-up-the-validation-tax-the-ai-dividend-and-the-humanity-question/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/careers-and-the-business-of-law-6403793/twenty-years-of-showing-up-the-validation-tax-the-ai-dividend-and-the-humanity-question.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}