E99 | Innovation in the Business of Law | Rocky Dhir

Some lawyers start their career knowing they want to change the legal landscape. One way to make an impact is to embrace legal technology, including artificial intelligence and cybersecurity, and to fill gaps in legal service offerings. In this episode, Todd Smith and Jody Sanders talk with Rocky Dhir, founder of Atlas Legal Research, about legal innovations and how he scaled his business to meet the changing legal market. Listen in to learn about Rocky’s unusual path to a judicial clerkship, what he does at Atlas, and his side job hosting the State Bar of Texas Podcast. 0:00 Intro 6:38 Landing the Clerkship with Judge Buckmeyer 9:41 The Impersonation Interview Story 15:24 Starting Atlas Legal Research 20:00 Family's Entrepreneurial Turning Point 25:15 Getting First Clients Through Bar None 30:07 Pivoting to Insurance Staff Counsel Work 35:40 AI and the Future of Legal Practice 39:48 Launching the State Bar of Texas Podcast 45:22 The Judge Ferguson Story -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Texas Appellate Law Podcast Episode 99 Original Air Date: July 7, 2022 The views expressed by the participants of this podcast are their own, and not those of their law firms, courts, or employers. Nothing you hear on this show establishes an attorney-client relationship, or is legal advice. texapplawpod.com