Odd Lots · Monday, July 13, 2026
Gary Wingins identifies a significant cultural challenge in law firms: aligning highly autonomous lawyers with the need for knowledge sharing to maximize AI's benefits. While firms like Lowenstein Sandler aim to 'let the horses run,' the imperative to contribute to shared AI systems creates a tension between individual practice and collective advancement.
“It's not a technological issue, it's a human issue.”
“Lawyers tend to be highly autonomous creatures, right, and successful law firm partners tend to be even more highly autonomous and generally take the view you're not going to tell me how to practice law.”
“And now with AI were saying we needed to share all your knowledge. So the culture the culture clash there is significant interesting and I think that's I think that's a real challenge.”