about this event
What if you could automate one annoying part of running your firm, all on your own? Meridian Group is bringing together attorneys from boutique firms (~5-50 attorneys) for a hands-on AI build session with Build First, an AI learning lab.
In a short briefing from Meridian Group's CEO, Rebekah Rombom, learn what operational questions firm leaders ask most frequently, and which ones are best suited to solve with AI. Then, you'll spend the morning building something you can use. Nothing you build requires client or matter data.
Come with one real problem from running your business. Not sure what to choose? Think about: Org design and staffing. Do I have the right people in the right seats? What skill set does my next hire need? Profitability. What practice areas are most profitable? Where do we regularly lose money? Performance, leverage, and utilization. How do I know where I'm getting the most leverage, and what staff is performing well? How do I have performance management conversations effectively? Stepping back. What has to be true before I can dial back my involvement day-to-day?
Bethany Crystal from Build First will guide the room through a structured build framework, with leveled tracks based on AI experience. You don't need to be technical, and you don't need to touch a single client document. The goal is simple: Come with a problem, leave with something that makes running your firm easier the next day.
About Your Hosts: Meridian Group. Meridian Group works with small and mid-sized law firms to help partners earn more money, find more time, and deal with fewer headaches. The firm specializes in areas like profitability, utilization, org design, performance management, and workflow, and delivers diagnostics, strategy, execution, and rollout. We're not done until you're sleeping better.
Meridian's CEO, Rebekah Rombom, has started and operated companies from $1M to $80M across sectors, bringing law firms the business-building and operational experience they rarely have in-house. Build First, founded by Bethany Crystal, is an AI learning lab and product studio that helps teams and individuals go from idea to working prototype through hands-on workshops and custom co-builds.
Convened by Jessica Shpall Rosen, partner at Greenwald Doherty LLP. Venue and refreshments generously provided by David Beckman and his team at Baker Tilly.
tracks
Leveled AI Experience Tracks
Bethany Crystal from Build First guides the room through a structured build framework, with leveled tracks based on participants' AI experience. No technical background required.
when
Legal AI Buildathon
Morning briefing from Meridian Group CEO Rebekah Rombom followed by a guided, hands-on AI build session with leveled tracks based on AI experience.
◍ Baker Tilly, 3 Times Square, 25th Floortickets
| tickets | price | Fee | Status | description |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| General Admission | Free | None | Available | Free attendance; venue and refreshments provided by Baker Tilly. |