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Chapter 0 · Introduction
00 Introduction 3 lessons
  1. 0.1 Who this guide is for and how to read it
  2. 0.2 The eight questions every lawyer asks
  3. 0.3 Survival glossary
01 How can AI help my practice and day-to-day work? 5 lessons
  1. 1.1 What is AI really?
  2. 1.2 Chat vs. agent
  3. 1.3 Where skills, MCP and plugins fit in
  4. 1.4 What lawyers are actually using AI for right now
  5. 1.5 Does it really save time?
02 Can I trust it? 5 lessons
  1. 2.1 Hallucinations
  2. 2.2 What is the answer based on?
  3. 2.3 When the model tells you what you want to hear
  4. 2.4 What a benchmark score really tells you
  5. 2.5 Test it on your own matters
03 Am I allowed to use it? 7 lessons
  1. 3.1 The three questions behind the question
  2. 3.2 What happens to the documents I upload?
  3. 3.3 Who can access, store or reuse my data?
  4. 3.4 Anonymisation and pseudonymisation
  5. 3.5 Professional rules by jurisdiction
  6. 3.6 Sovereignty and compliance
  7. 3.7 Other risks
04 How do I choose the best tools? 6 lessons
  1. 4.1 Same brain, different bodies
  2. 4.2 Subscription vs. API access
  3. 4.3 Legal AI tool or general-purpose assistant?
  4. 4.4 Open-source vs. closed, from the buyer's seat
  5. 4.5 Panorama of tools
  6. 4.6 Questions to ask before choosing a legal AI tool
05 How do we make it work across the firm or legal team? 7 lessons
  1. 5.1 Why one enthusiast is not an adoption strategy
  2. 5.2 Choosing a first pilot
  3. 5.3 Training the team
  4. 5.4 Measuring time saved and quality
  5. 5.5 Who maintains the tools and the shared know-how?
  6. 5.6 Change management
  7. 5.7 Working with IT, security and procurement
06 How do I get better results? 3 lessons
  1. 6.1 Give it better context
  2. 6.2 Turning your methods into reusable instructions
  3. 6.3 Watch out for AI slop
07 What does this mean for my career and my firm? 4 lessons
  1. 7.1 Which skills should lawyers develop?
  2. 7.2 What does a legal engineer do?
  3. 7.3 How AI may change fees, staffing and client expectations
  4. 7.4 What an AI-native firm might look like
08 Where and how do I start now? 4 lessons
  1. 8.1 Starter kits by profile
  2. 8.2 Classic mistakes to avoid
  3. 8.3 Section 1 recap
  4. 8.4 Staying current without drowning

Lesson 0.2 Introduction 3 min read

The Eight Questions Every Lawyer Asks (About AI)

Ask lawyers about AI and the same questions come back, roughly in the same order: what it can do, whether to trust it, whether it's allowed, then how to put it to work. This guide follows that order, one chapter per question.

What it can do

  1. 1 How can AI help my practice and day-to-day work?

    What is AI really? · Chat vs. agent · Where skills, MCP and plugins fit in · What lawyers are actually using AI for right now · Does it really save time?

    Start with 1.1 · What is AI really?

Trust and the rules

  1. 2 Can I trust it?

    Hallucinations · What is the answer based on? · When the model tells you what you want to hear · What a benchmark score really tells you · Test it on your own matters

    Start with 2.1 · Hallucinations
  2. 3 Am I allowed to use it?

    The three questions behind the question · What happens to the documents I upload? · Who can access, store or reuse my data? · Anonymisation and pseudonymisation · Professional rules by jurisdiction · Sovereignty and compliance · Other risks

    Coming soon

Putting it to work

  1. 4 How do I choose the best tools?

    Same brain, different bodies · Subscription vs. API access · Legal AI tool or general-purpose assistant? · Open-source vs. closed, from the buyer's seat · Panorama of tools · Questions to ask before choosing a legal AI tool

    Start with 4.1 · Same brain, different bodies
  2. 5 How do we make it work across the firm or legal team?

    Why one enthusiast is not an adoption strategy · Choosing a first pilot · Training the team · Measuring time saved and quality · Who maintains the tools and the shared know-how? · Change management · Working with IT, security and procurement

    Coming soon

  3. 6 How do I get better results?

    Give it better context · Turning your methods into reusable instructions · Watch out for AI slop

    Start with 6.1 · Give it better context

The bigger picture

  1. 7 What does this mean for my career and my firm?

    Which skills should lawyers develop? · What does a legal engineer do? · How AI may change fees, staffing and client expectations · What an AI-native firm might look like

    Coming soon

Your first step

  1. 8 Where and how do I start now?

    Starter kits by profile · Classic mistakes to avoid · Section 1 recap · Staying current without drowning

    Coming soon

Lesson 8.3 answers all eight on a single page.

You don't need to follow the trail in order. If a client meeting tomorrow depends on chapter 3, start there. Before you set off, the survival glossary covers the words you'll meet along the way.