AI junk: Legalfly CEO warns against sloppy AI in law firms
DE · KI-Schund: Legalfly-CEO warnt vor schlampiger KI in Kanzleien
Legalfly founder and CEO Ruben Miessen warns that poorly used AI in law firms can create more work than it saves; he recommends specialized tools that follow firm guidelines and make targeted changes.
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- Legalfly founder and CEO Ruben Miessen warns that poorly used generative AI can create extra work in law firms, for example when general-purpose tools extensively rewrite contracts and disrupt negotiations.
- The article cites flawed AI drafts in the US House of Representatives, including wrong citations and confused legal terms; in a survey of 1,150 US office workers, about 40% had received sloppy AI work in the prior month, requiring nearly two hours of rework per case.
- Miessen recommends specialized tools that follow a law firm’s guidelines and boundaries, flag compliance issues, and suggest only appropriate changes.
- Founded in Belgium in 2023, Legalfly offers workflows for contract review, document creation, due diligence, and research; the company says it serves over 200 clients in 33 countries and has raised more than €17 million.
- The article names Legora, Harvey, and Luminance as competitors and reports that Legora is valued at $8.8 billion and counts Strabag among its clients.