Staying Ahead: AI Tips and Updates for Legal Professionals

In legal work, confidence in your arguments is a strength - but it can also be a blind spot. The natural tendency to fall in love with the case you have built is precisely the vulnerability the other side will look to exploit. Most lawyers use AI to write for them. But its real power in case preparation reveals itself when you ask it to push back.   The core problem in preparing a complex case is that we tend to become attached to our own arguments. It is hard to blame oursel

Every major shift in the legal profession has come down to the same question: who adapts first, and who adapts well? The generative AI revolution is no different. The lawyers who will lead their practices over the next decade are not necessarily the most technically minded - they are the ones who understand how to harness the right tools with the right knowledge. That conviction is what drove me to develop a hands-on AI workshop built specifically for lawyers. Not a general t

When the judiciary - one of the most conservative institutions in Israeli society - takes the lead in adopting artificial intelligence for everyday work, that is a signal to the rest of us. This revolution is not waiting for those who hesitate. I recently had the privilege of playing an active role in this process, leading a professional workshop for judges. The encounter sharpened a meaningful insight: AI is no longer simply a technical time-saving tool. It has become a stra

In a well-built AI toolkit, every tool has a defined role. After covering the case for using a full roster of models and Claude's strengths in deep analytical work, it is time to talk about the engine running behind the scenes: ChatGPT. Sometimes the most urgent question on your desk is not the interpretation of a complex indemnification clause - it is how to operate a feature that froze on you in the middle of a busy workday. In a legal environment where efficiency is often

There is a moment in mediation preparation when you are so deep in the technical details that you forget to lift your head and ask the most important question: what will actually make the other side sign - beyond the money? Most of us arrive at the mediation table with binders full of data and calculations assembled by hand. The problem is that in the moment of truth, under pressure, it is hard to pull up the exact figure or immediately identify the point of equilibrium. This

I spent a long time trying to figure out which AI application lawyers would be most excited about. After much deliberation, I found the answer: planning your next trip to Italy. I recently traveled through northern Italy and used AI throughout the planning process. What surprised me was how far the practical applications extended beyond building an itinerary. Here is the first and most important tip.   The first and most important tip: prepare structured instructions that you

I thought I was teaching lawyers how to be more effective. It turned out I was teaching a skill so essential that one of my students wanted it for their children instead of traditional holiday gifts. That moment crystallized something many professionals and executives are still wrestling with: AI literacy has quietly moved from "professional advantage" to fundamental life skill. The question is no longer whether to learn it - it is when.   Last week I received this message fr

If there is one principle that separates a mediocre AI output from an excellent one, it is context. Not the tool you chose, not the subscription you purchased, and not the word count of your prompt. The context you provide to the model is what determines the quality of the answer you get back. This was the subject of my talk to some two hundred in-house counsel at a conference celebrating three years of the AI tools that have transformed legal practice, held at the offices of