Adam J. Schwartz: Trust AI, But Verify Everything | Ep 1313
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Welcome to Corizont Technologies, home of the Digital Executive Podcast. Do you work in Emergent Tech, working on something innovative, maybe an entrepreneur? Apply to be a guest at www.corizant.com forward slash brand. Welcome to the Digital Executive. Today's guest is Adam J. Schwartz. Adam J. Schwartz, Esquire, is the founder and CEO of Document Review.law. The attorney built platform reimagining document review through practical, intuitive, AI designed exclusively for legal professionals. Inspired by his own experience managing document intensive matters, Adam recognized the need for a faster, more affordable approach to document review. When he couldn't find a solution that met the needs of practicing attorneys, he taught himself JavaScript and built the first version of document review.
Law in his garage, refining it through real world testing with fellow lawyers. Well, good afternoon, Adam. Welcome to the show. Thank you. It's great to be here. Absolutely. I appreciate it. I know you're based out of Los Angeles. I'm in Kansas City.
What motivated Adam to quit existing tools and code his own document‑review solution?
So navigating calendars and time zones is always challenging, but I appreciate it so much. And Adam, if you don't mind, we'll just jump right into your first question here. Sure. You've had nearly two decades in law from defending antitrust and securities fraud matters at a leading global firm in Washington, DC to eDiscovery consulting in Southern California. What your your origin story has a twist though. Most attorneys don't share. You taught yourself JavaScript and built the first working prototype of your document review app over the course of a year. What was the breaking point that made you decide to code your own solution rather than keeping it living with the tools that existed?
Yeah, thanks. That's a great question. To be perfectly honest, I I had a case where I had a couple of hundred documents and the existing document review tools that are out there are designed for massive cases with hundreds of thousands or millions of documents. And it not only would have been overkill for a case with just a couple hundred documents, but it would have been cost prohibitive. For the client as well. And I was just frustrated. And I already knew a little JavaScript and I had already built a Spanish-English vocab quiz app. I was taking Spanish at the time. And again, I couldn't find an app I liked to practice vocab. So I thought, well, I'll build, I'll build it myself. So I sat down in my converted garage in LA and and started telling.
tinkering with the JavaScript I know and learned as I went.
How did Adam turn a garage‑sized JavaScript prototype into a modern, cross‑platform app?
And it it took about two years to get from the initial conceptualization stage to a prototype. And then I handed it off to a team of developers and they they very kindly chuckled and said, you know you're using code from like 25 years ago. And I was like, well that's when I learned how to do this. So So they turned it into a modern app that that is able to function across browsers and platforms and even devices. You can use it on your mobile phone. So it's it's come a long way from from those early days where it it was just essentially a document viewer on a screen, on a black screen on my computer to to To a beautifully formed app today, though.
So thank you. I appreciate that. I love the backstory. It's just great. And sometimes that's what happens. You see the light just goes on. You see a need or a gap there. Obviously, you don't want to overspend on a client or even charge a client for something that is not as big as the tool that was available at the time. And I just loved you jumping in and doing some JavaScript. And obviously you dabbled at first, but you got better and you ended Writing an app. But what I like is you went to the professionals later on and said, hey, this is working, but what do we need to do?
Where does Adam draw the line between AI assistance and attorney responsibility in document review?
And now it's supercharged, it's platform agnostic, and it's ready to roll for the masses. So I appreciate that. Adam, you've said AI and law is both argumentative and disruptive, that while AI can enhance efficiency, the sensitivity of legal work still requires human review.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:08–1:14
2
What motivated Adam to quit existing tools and code his own document‑review solution?
1:14–2:51
3
How did Adam turn a garage‑sized JavaScript prototype into a modern, cross‑platform app?
2:51–4:11
4
Where does Adam draw the line between AI assistance and attorney responsibility in document review?
4:11–6:21
5
Why does Adam emphasize “trust but verify” when using AI for legal work?
6:21–7:56
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What are the two biggest cost drivers behind the $‑75 % of discovery spent on document review?
7:56–9:28
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How does DocumentReview.law’s AI reduce both attorney hours and storage expenses?
9:28–11:07
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What future role will AI play in the practice of law over the next 5‑10 years?
11:07–11:09
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