What the firm knows, not what clients own
What interests AI labs is the record of how careful legal work is put together. Most of it sits outside any one client file:
- Precedent banks, templates and why particular clauses were picked
- Research memos, checklists and training written for the firm's own lawyers
- Practice management records on intake, staffing and how matters flow
- Billing narratives with every name and identifier taken out
Every name and matter becomes a placeholder
In anything that remains in scope, placeholders replace clients, the parties on the other side, your lawyers and your staff. The same applies to every matter number and identifier. A sample comes to you for review and approval first, so you know precisely what any buyer receives.
Your precedents stay yours
The originals stay right where they are, with no passwords requested. Buyers license only the copy you approved, and use it for building and evaluating AI models. Any practice group, set of templates or time period you see as core to the firm can be held back.
Privileged material comes out
Privileged and confidential material is removed from the copy. Whether client related material has a place here is a decision for the firm and its lawyers, and we offer no legal advice about it. Client matters can be left out completely. Many firms start and finish with internal know-how alone.
Unsure about a practice group or a folder? The simple choice is to keep it out.
How a firm can sensibly begin
Get the estimate first, and on the first short call ask whatever your lawyers will need answered. Plenty of firms come prepared with questions on the systems involved, the use of placeholders and the review of samples. Counsel can review the sample ahead of any sharing, and the firm is free to halt at any time prior to approval. You give no client names or documents for the estimate, and the range does not change with your practice area.
Questions firms usually start with
What does the firm have to pay?
No. It is free to you throughout.
May a law firm participate?
That is a question for your counsel, not for us. We can walk you through each step, while your counsel judges what, if anything, suits the firm's obligations.
Will the first call stay confidential?
Yes. The work starts under an NDA, and nothing goes out until you approve it.
See where your firm starts.
Your team's size and your years operating decide the range. Practice area does not change the number.
How many employees does your company have?
Indicative estimate based on your answers. Not an offer or guarantee.