{
  "id": 18560283,
  "title": "Elon Musk’s go-to lawyer on AI’s impact on the legal industry: ‘Fat in the middle is going to be cut out’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/elon-musks-go-to-lawyer-on-ais-impact-on-the-legal-industry-fat-in",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-11-06T19:55:24.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Insider",
    "slug": "business-insider",
    "url": "https://www.businessinsider.com/alex-spiro-attorney-ai-legal-industry-fat-cut-law-2026-11"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "High-profile lawyer Alex Spiro, who represents clients like Elon Musk, stated that artificial intelligence (AI) could significantly reduce the \"fat in the middle\" of the legal industry. During an appearance on the tech talk show TBPN, Spiro, who is a partner at Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan's New York office, said that AI tools could help lawyers quickly assess whether a case is worth pursuing, ultimately leading to quicker resolutions or trials. This could result in fewer cases languishing in lengthy and costly litigation, according to Spiro.",
  "summary": "High-profile attorney Alex Spiro said during a TBPN appearance that AI \"will eliminate a layer of a lot of things including my day job.\"",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Guardian Business",
        "title": "Tesla to wind down Cybertruck production as Elon Musk focuses on robotics and AI",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/tesla-to-wind-down-cybertruck-production-as-elon-musk-focuses-on",
        "published": "2026-11-06T12:38:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}