Legal AI dominates headlines. But how are lawyers actually using AI in 2026? To answer that question, I spoke with 10 people at the cutting edge of legal AI. Lawyers like @zackbshapiro, @mollyisonchain, Sujit Raman, @MikeJShowalter, @erichdylus, Aaron Kelly, as well as @CooleyLLP's Chief Innovation Officer, @SpellbookLegal's CEO @scottastevenson and others. By the end of this @LawofCodeFM episode, you'll understand how these lawyers are AI maxxing in 2026. Timestamps: 0:00 Intro 1:58 Why it's the best time to be a lawyer 3:03 Hallucinations and cognitive surrender @zackbshapiro 5:33 Quality over efficiency 8:13 Why AI won't just augment work, it upends it @mollyisonchain 15:20 60% of contracts filed to EDGAR have mistakes @scottastevenson 20:04 How LLMs actually work 25:59 Zero data retention explained 29:16 The privacy risk beyond training @erichdylus 39:16 How to prompt @zackbshapiro 47:03 @MikeJShowalter's AI-native litigation stack 55:27 @SpellbookLegal's Compare to Market Feature 1:03:10 Building a regulatory agent 1:09:50 The judgment crisis for junior lawyers 1:12:15 Cooley's AI training method Thank you to the presenting sponsor of this episode, @altitude. Nothing in this podcast is legal or investment advice.