Episode Notes

In episode 581 of Lawyerist Podcast, Zack Glaser talks with Drew Bloom of Affinity Consulting Group about how artificial intelligence is evolving from assistants into agents that can act on a lawyer’s behalf. Instead of just suggesting edits or answers, agentic AI can redline contracts, search multiple documents, and connect across platforms to finish tasks before asking for approval. 

Drew explains what this shift means for law firms, what tools are likely to appear in the next 12–24 months, and why preparing your data—through structure, metadata, and integrations—matters more than ever. He also shares practical ways to start experimenting with AI connectors in tools you already use, so you’re ready when agentic features become standard in everyday legal work. 

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  • 8:48. What Makes AI “Agentic”?
  • 20:41. MCPs and Custom AI Connections
  • 34:38. Where Lawyers Can Experiment Safely

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Zack Glaser

is the Legal Tech Advisor at Lawyerist, where he assists the Lawyerist community in understanding and selecting appropriate technologies for their practices. He also writes product reviews and develops legal technology content helpful to lawyers and law firms. Zack is focused on helping Modern Lawyers find and create solutions to help assist their clients more effectively.

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Drew Bloom

Drew helps clients enhance their workflows through automation, which involves going beyond data and documents and seeking new solutions with the help of AI. He began his career as a high school history teacher and swim coach. When GPT arrived, he began working to automate challenges in the classroom, like planning activities and grading essays. As he learned more about integrating scripted solutions and AI, he transitioned to work in process automation and AI prototyping for a medical education organization. That experience creating automated solutions and designing new AI features led him to join our team at Affinity. 

His superpower is that he can find something funny in almost any situation – and he likes to share that with others. And his favorite part of the job is problem-solving and using new technologies to help empower others. 

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Last updated October 1st, 2025