AI didn't sink Weil. It could prevent the next Big Law failure.

I tend to report on the first. But I gained a new appreciation for the musical chairs of Big Law while putting together the seating chart for a private lunch of lawyers I hosted last Thursday.

I tried to make sure lawyers who had defected from one firm weren't seated next to their old boss. You know, to keep the peace.

We came together at Business Insider's The Long Play event to talk about what law firm reinvention looks like in practice and how those experiments are changing relationships with clients.

LexisNexis sponsored the lunch; I curated the guest list and led the conversation.

We…