{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"The Rise of the Legal Quants (Jamie Tso &amp; Raymond Sun)","description":"Jamie Tso and Ray Sun, the founders of LegalQuants, discuss a fundamental shift in the legal profession: the transition from legal engineering to &quot;legal quant&quot; work. The conversation explores how technically fluent lawyers are using vibe coding, frontier AI models, and first-principles thinking to move beyond mere efficiency and toward the complete redesign of legal services. Jamie and Ray share their backgrounds in Big Law and their journeys into building custom legal tech tools. They delve into the origins of the LegalQuants community\u2014an exclusive, invitation-only network of &quot;builders&quot;\u2014and discuss the future of the billable hour in an era where AI can automate routine intellectual labor. Episode Highlights   Jamie and Ray\u2019s origin stories: From annotating mutual fund prospectuses to early experiments with machine learning and TensorFlow.   Ray\u2019s background as one of the world's first Legal Engineers and the creation of his Global AI Regulation Tracker.   Defining the Legal Quant: How they differ from traditional Legal Engineers by seeking &quot;alpha&quot; and redesigning legal workflows from first principles.   The growth of the LegalQuants community: From a small WhatsApp group to a global network of elite lawyer-builders.   The &quot;Unicorn Talent&quot; gap: Why the next generation of elite legal work is defined by the operator, not the tool.   The death of the friction-based pricing model and the future of value-based billing.   Stress-testing Claude and Anthropic\u2019s Legal Plugin: Why the &quot;ceiling&quot; of AI utility is set by the lawyer\u2019s ability to design custom skills.   Things We Talk About in this Episode   LegalQuants Substack: legalquants.substack.com \u2013 Weekly digests and deep dives into legal AI strategy.   Global AI Regulation Tracker: techieray.com \u2013 Ray Sun\u2019s interactive map of worldwide AI laws and policies.   ","author_name":"Technically Legal - A Legal Technology and Innovation Podcast","author_url":"https:\/\/www.tlpodcast.com\/","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/41287870\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/201932345"}