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Solo and small-firm attorneys adopting AI in practice — without losing the lawyer in the loop.

Solo and small-firm attorneys face a different AI-adoption problem than enterprise legal teams: no staff to scale across, no in-house compliance team to write the policy, and ethics rules that hold the lawyer personally accountable for what their tools produce. Generic legal-tech guidance built for AmLaw 200 firms doesn't solve for the practitioner running intake, drafting, and research themselves.

This hub is for solo and small-firm attorneys (and the operators supporting them) adopting AI in practice. Audit-ready workflows, ethics-defensible automation, and the governance scaffolding that keeps the lawyer accountable while still gaining the productivity advantage.

Questions This Hub Answers

  • How do I adopt AI in my practice without violating ABA Formal Opinion 512?
  • What does an audit-ready AI workflow actually look like for a 1-5 attorney firm?
  • How do I evaluate vendors when their security questionnaire is built for enterprise?
  • What HIPAA, FTC, and state-bar rules apply to legal AI tools?
  • How do I document AI use in client matters defensively?
  • How do I integrate LLMs into drafting, research, and intake without breaking privilege?

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