Reading law review articles is usually pretty low on my priority list, but I’m making an exception for Carolyn Elefant’s Energy Law Journal law article “Generative AI for the Energy Law Practitioner.” There’s more info on LinkedIn. The pioneering Elefant included a bonus: Creating a new Bluebook format for citing to phony cases
With over 500 generative AI apps for lawyers cataloged by LegalTech Hub in March 2025, the proliferation of such tools shows no signs of slowing. In this
Carolyn Elefant has the receipts:
“It does not bode well for #legaltech that my $20/month ChatGPT subscription can give me a correct Bluebook citation for a public utilities commission order when my $270/month LexisNexis subscription cannot.”
As someone once said, “The times, they are a-changing.”
The “Centaur” Approach Is the Optimal Model (For Now)
Today’s chess-playing computers can crush the best human players without breaking a sweat. This wasn’t always true.
The best way to learn to use AI effectively is to let AI help you.
Continue Reading Using AI to Use AI Better
As an Apple Watch fanboy, I often tell my skeptical friends, “Get one. It will improve your quality of life.” Apple Watches have their benefits but are trivial compared to the benefits I’ve gotten using AI for my home and personal needs. AI can help you with everything from finding a recipe for that weird
Hordes of social media posts—and even some media outlets like Newsweek—are reporting that the Grok AI app (described by Elon Musk as the “smartest AI on Earth”) concluded that there is a 75% chance that Donald Trump is a Russian asset.
I’m no fan of Trump, but I have to point out that Grok’s
Learning to use the tools you already have is usually wiser rather than chasing the newest shiny object du jour. There are a few exceptions. I’ve found two apps particularly useful:
Grammarly. It’s not a spell checker. It’s not a grammar checker. It’s much more. Give it a try. Even lawyers need someone to
Implementing AI is challenging for professions where progress often means figuring out how to get your printer to work. Many lawyers are waiting until they have developed a perfect implementation strategy. They wind up doing nothing.
Lawyers can and should benefit from AI today rather than waiting to develop the world’s greatest policy. Until that