Insights

What the AI headlines leave out.

A Hong Kong solicitor, ten years at Linklaters, reads the reports, court rulings and small print behind the AI news, and says plainly what they mean for law firms.

  1. Thirteen Firms and the Roar of the Crowd

    Legora’s ROI report says 42% of its law firm customers won new work. For partners: why 13 hand-picked firms tell you far less than the headlines claim.

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  2. Let’s Talk About Jevons Paradox

    Why ‘AI will grow the legal pie’ is a lazy reading of Jevons paradox, and the questions law firm partners should ask about where demand will really shift.

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  3. China Didn't Ban Firing For AI Cost-Cutting

    Two Chinese rulings on staff replaced by AI were reported as a ban. A Hong Kong solicitor explains what the law really says, for law firm partners.

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  4. Reviewing the review: A critical look at the Vals Legal AI Report

    How strong is the Vals Legal AI Report? A Hong Kong solicitor reviews its test design, scoring and lawyer baseline, and what law firm partners should take away.

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  5. Let's talk tools and terms

    Why law firm partners should read the terms of every AI tool they use: one tool claims rights to all you paste in and makes you carry its legal risk.

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