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The 5-Prompt Sequence for First-Pass Contract Review with Claude or GPT

The 5-Prompt Sequence for First-Pass Contract Review with Claude or GPT

Five prompts, run in order, will get you a structured first-pass review of a third-party contract before you touch a redline — here’s the exact sequence, verbatim, with notes on where it holds and where it falls apart. Third-party paper is the friction point...
10 ChatGPT Prompts Every Solo Lawyer Should Save (Tested on Real Matters)

10 ChatGPT Prompts Every Solo Lawyer Should Save (Tested on Real Matters)

These ten prompts took me from blank page to usable first draft on actual client matters — intake calls, demand letters, deposition prep, and everything in between. Save them now; tweak the variables later. Every solo lawyer I talk to has the same complaint: too many...
How to Cut Billable-Hour Friction with AI Time Tracking (No New Software Required)

How to Cut Billable-Hour Friction with AI Time Tracking (No New Software Required)

You are already doing the work. This workflow makes sure you get paid for it. Most solo lawyers aren’t losing billable time because they’re lazy about tracking — they’re losing it because logging happens hours after the work, memory compresses a...
Document Automation with Claude and Microsoft Word: A Walkthrough for Small Firms

Document Automation with Claude and Microsoft Word: A Walkthrough for Small Firms

This workflow turns a single Word clause library and a Claude prompt template into a repeatable drafting machine — cutting 10 to 20 minutes off every engagement letter, NDA, demand letter, and fee agreement you produce. The workflow is built for solo attorneys and...
The AI-Powered Client Intake Workflow Every Solo Lawyer Should Steal

The AI-Powered Client Intake Workflow Every Solo Lawyer Should Steal

A 30-minute intake call produces a structured matter file in under five minutes of editing — if you wire up the right three tools before the call starts. This workflow is built for solo lawyers and firms of two to five attorneys who are personally running their own...
Harvey vs CoCounsel for Solo Practitioners: Is Either Worth the Subscription?

Harvey vs CoCounsel for Solo Practitioners: Is Either Worth the Subscription?

CoCounsel is the realistic choice for solo and small-firm lawyers. Harvey is worth knowing about — and worth skipping until you’re billing at BigLaw volume. Both tools claim to do the same things: draft memos, review contracts, prep for depositions, answer...
Lexis+ AI vs Westlaw Precision vs CoCounsel: The 2026 Legal Research AI Showdown for Small Firms

Lexis+ AI vs Westlaw Precision vs CoCounsel: The 2026 Legal Research AI Showdown for Small Firms

If you’re already paying for Westlaw or Lexis, the AI add-on is almost certainly the right move. If you’re not, CoCounsel standalone is the most affordable way in — and it holds up better than you’d expect. Three tools now dominate the legal research...
Spellbook for Solo Lawyers: A Two-Week Test of the AI Contract Review Tool

Spellbook for Solo Lawyers: A Two-Week Test of the AI Contract Review Tool

Spellbook handles routine NDA and MSA review faster than doing it by hand — but throw a heavily-redlined draft or an exhibit-heavy agreement at it and the wheels come off. Spellbook is a Microsoft Word add-in that reads your contract, flags clause gaps, suggests...
Clio vs MyCase vs Smokeball: Practice Management for Solo and Small Firms in 2026

Clio vs MyCase vs Smokeball: Practice Management for Solo and Small Firms in 2026

Three platforms dominate practice management for small firms in 2026 — and picking the wrong one costs you more than the subscription fee. Clio, MyCase, and Smokeball each made meaningful moves in 2025 and early 2026: new AI features, pricing restructures, and...
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