a16z podcast: AI lifts plaintiff law firms from 100 to 500 cases per attorney
a16z · x · 2026-10-31
On a16z's podcast, Eve co-founder and CEO Jayanth Madheswaran joins Alex Rampell to break down how AI is rewiring plaintiff law:
- Status quo: Most lawyers won't take cases earning under $5,000 in fees. Of a $25,000 settlement, the attorney keeps $8,000 — half goes to labor, 30% to marketing, leaving thin margins and no room to reinvest in client service.
- What changes: Eve automates plaintiff law from the first client call through settlement; one firm went from 100 to 500 clients per attorney.
- Deeper points: Legal software is secretly a labor market; a single case can involve 10,000 back-and-forths; agents may soon negotiate with other agents; dramatically cheaper filing will reshape the legal system.
- CEO's thesis: Law firms will start looking like software companies, with proprietary data as their edge — finally joining the software revolution they've been left out of for 30 years.
Related event: a16z Podcast: Eve CEO on AI Multiplying Lawyers' Caseload Fivefold(2 posts)→
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