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The Same Legal AI Tool Can Be Both Prohibited and Authorized
Will Chen's Mike OSS landed with a thousand GitHub stars in 72 hours. Run it through the four-factor framework and the same tool scores anywhere from Prohibited to Conditionally Authorized depending on how the firm deploys it. What deployment-dependent risk means for small firms.
- 1 - What Your Firm Owes Its Clients Before Using AI
- 2 - The Three Questions Every Law Firm Must Ask
- 3 - The Hidden Risk in Legal AI Isn't Hallucinations
- 4 - Same Question. Same Day. Opposite Answers.
- 5 - Florida Just Drew a Line on AI in Court
- 6 - 25 New AI Laws in 2026
- 7 - The AI Law Firm Debate Is Missing the Point
- 8 - A Federal Judge Just Wrote Your Firm's AI Policy
- 9 - The Sullivan & Cromwell AI Filing
- 10 - 57 of 63: The Greg Lake Suspension
- 11 - The Same Legal AI Tool Can Be Both Prohibited and Authorized
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The Same Legal AI Tool Can Be Both Prohibited and Authorized
Will Chen's open-source Mike OSS scores anywhere from Prohibited to Conditionally Authorized depending on how a firm deploys it. The four-factor framework on a deployment-dependent tool.
57 of 63: The Greg Lake Suspension and the End of the ‘Bad Lawyer’ Defense
Nebraska indefinitely suspended an attorney for AI hallucinations and concealment. Days later, Sullivan & Cromwell apologized for the same pattern. Eight questions every small firm needs to answer.
The Sullivan & Cromwell AI Filing: Where the Workflow Actually Broke
Three internal systems failed on the same filing. The five-layer workflow that closes the matter-level gap.
A Federal Judge Just Wrote Your Firm's AI Policy
The most comprehensive AI-in-litigation ruling to date. The protective order is a governance blueprint.
The AI Law Firm Debate Is Missing the Point
The real opportunity isn't building new AI law firms. It's building governance infrastructure for the 450,000 firms that already exist.
25 New AI Laws in 2026 - And Most Businesses Haven't Read Any of Them
Seven states, 25 new laws, 27 more pending. The state-by-state breakdown every business and law firm needs.
Florida Just Drew a Line on AI in Court
An appellate sanctions warning, mandatory disclosure orders, and a clear message: AI is permitted. Unchecked AI is not.
Same Question. Same Day. Opposite Answers.
Two federal courts split on whether AI-generated documents are privileged. The implications for every lawyer using AI.
The Hidden Risk in Legal AI Isn't Hallucinations - It's Informal Use
The real exposure for most firms isn't a fabricated citation. It's attorneys and staff using AI at will, with no policy and no record.
The Three Questions Every Law Firm Must Ask Before Using Any AI Tool
Before evaluating any product, three threshold questions - retention, supervision, workflow - must be answered first.
What Your Firm Owes Its Clients Before Using AI
Competence and confidentiality obligations do not pause for new technology. What lawyers owe clients when AI enters their practice.
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