Model vendors keep shipping lawyer-specific features
The big practice platforms added AI drafting and summarization this year. What to do: ask your current vendor what is already included in your plan before buying anything new.
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Sample issue
Client expectations moved
Clients now expect text updates and portal access. What to do: pick the channel your clients actually use and announce it on your intake form.
Intake speed is the new ranking
Firms answering in five minutes are converting at multiples of next-day responders. What to do: set an after-hours acknowledgment tonight, automate this month.
Document review pricing dropped
What cost a paralegal day now costs minutes. What to do: pilot AI review on one document set you already understand well.
Confidentiality rules are catching up
Several state bars issued AI use guidance. What to do: write a one-page internal AI policy naming approved tools and banned inputs.