
S1E21 - The Cost of Skipping AI in Trial Prep
Published: August 12, 2025
Duration: 43:40
Advanced machine intelligence is revolutionizing pretrial preparation for civil plaintiff lawyers, providing unprecedented clarity on how complex jury dynamics impact case outcomes. Simulation technology allows attorneys to run unlimited focus group tests with venue-specific juror models, providing a data-driven approach to trial preparation that dramatically reduces uncertainty.
• Local factors profoundly influence jury decisions with significant variations between counties even within the same state
• Traditional mock trials with 12-36 participants provide insufficient data for strategic certainty
• Using non-venue-specific jury data may constitute professional negligence under current ethical standards
• Confirmation bias, defensive attribution, and hindsight bias signific...