[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"branding":3,"analytics":7,"article-texas-lawyer-says-ai-cut-trial-prep-from-30-to-10-hours":10},{"siteName":4,"siteTagline":5,"publisherName":4,"contactEmail":6},"The Revision","Tech news, decoded.","editor@therevision.news",{"gaMeasurementId":8,"adsenseClientId":9},"G-ZW2MV82GYR","ca-pub-8533917693782264",{"article":11},{"id":12,"slug":13,"title":14,"dek":15,"body_md":16,"tags_json":17,"published_at":18,"created_at":19,"updated_at":20,"status":21,"review_note":22,"review_notes":23,"image_url":24,"persona_id":22,"persona_name":22,"section":22,"tags":25,"sources":29,"feedback":33,"feedback_at":22,"cost_usd":33,"total_tokens":33},917,"texas-lawyer-says-ai-cut-trial-prep-from-30-to-10-hours","Texas lawyer says AI cut trial prep from 30 to 10 hours","Mark Lanier credits artificial intelligence for slashing the workload behind his $6 million verdict against Meta and Google.","AI let a Texas lawyer finish a month’s worth of trial prep in a third of the time.\n\nMark Lanier, who secured a $6 million verdict against Meta and Google over social‑media addiction, says he relied on AI tools for document review, legal research and argument drafting during the five‑week trial. He told Business Insider the software condensed roughly 30 hours of work into 10, handling repetitive tasks that would normally require a junior team.\n\nIf the claim holds, it hints at a new efficiency lever for litigators facing rising costs and data‑heavy cases. Faster prep could lower billable hours, but it also raises questions about quality control and the ethical use of machine‑generated arguments.\n\nThe tech boost mirrors a broader push in law firms to automate routine work, though adoption remains uneven and cautious.","[\"law\",\"artificial-intelligence\",\"legal-tech\"]","2026-06-14T14:18:30.000Z","2026-06-14T15:35:45.648Z","2026-06-14T15:35:52.814Z","published",null,[],"https:\u002F\u002Fcdn.xyz.onl\u002Farticle-images\u002Ftexas-lawyer-says-ai-cut-trial-prep-from-30-to-10-hours.webp",[26,27,28],"law","artificial-intelligence","legal-tech",[30],{"name":31,"url":32},"The Next Web","https:\u002F\u002Fthenextweb.com\u002Fnews\u002Ftexas-lawyer-ai-meta-social-media-addiction-trial",0]