When It Hits Home

When It Hits Home

A 3-part series — one father, three children, three careers facing the same AI shift from different angles.

3 published · 27 min total read · Last updated

Three posts written for the people I care about most — my son the litigation attorney, my daughter and her boyfriend graduating into the AI job market, and my middle son writing code behind a clearance wall. Each facing the same technological shift from a fundamentally different position. Same father. Same honest advice. Three different answers.

When It Hits Home — Series Overview

  1. 1

    When the Plugin Hits Home: What Anthropic's Legal AI Means for Your Local Litigation Practice

    · 9 min read

    My son texted asking what 'restructuring your entire workflow' actually means for his litigation practice. The honest answer: the billable hour is under structural pressure, but judgment and accountability just became your most valuable assets.
  2. 2

    When the Algorithm Hits Home: What a CS Junior Needs to Know About the AI Job Market

    · 9 min read

    My daughter read the post I wrote for her brother the lawyer and asked the harder question: what about the people building the tools? The honest answer for a CS junior facing 2027's job market.
  3. 3

    When the Regulation Hits Home: What a Government Developer Needs to Know About Staying Current in the AI Era

    · 9 min read

    I wrote one post for my son the lawyer and another for my daughter the CS student. Then I realized I owed my middle son — a government contractor writing code behind a regulation wall — the hardest conversation of all.