Stephen WaltherPractical AI for Texas Lawyers

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Practical analysis for Texas lawyers

Starter topics for a legal AI publication focused on drafting, supervision, confidentiality, and the operational realities of law firm adoption.

AI Workflows

2026-07-29

In Our AI Future, All Lawyers Will Be Product Managers

Generative AI is changing the lawyer’s role from crafting individual documents to designing and improving reusable legal workflows. The closest analogy in today’s technology industry isn’t a software engineer. It’s a product manager.

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AI Workflows

2026-07-07

AI and Billing: Your Firm Is Not Selling Hours. It Is Selling Embedded Judgment

How should partners think about billing in the age of AI?

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Harvey AI

2026-06-30

Harvey AI Is Not What Most Lawyers Think

An introduction to Harvey AI for law firm partners.

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AI Workflows

2026-06-23

The Case for Local AI in Texas Law Firms

If Client Confidentiality Matters, Why Send Your AI to the Cloud?

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AI Workflows

2026-06-16

What Claude for Legal Means for Texas Law Firms

An introduction to Claude for Legal for law firm partners.

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AI Workflows

2026-06-09

The First AI Workflow Your Law Firm Should Pilot

Your competitors are already learning how to use AI. Here is how Texas law firm leaders can start with one safe, practical workflow.

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Confidentiality

2026-06-02

Can Texas Lawyers Upload Client Files to ChatGPT?

ChatGPT makes it dangerously easy for lawyers to expose client information. Texas Opinion 705 does not ban AI, but it does require law firms to understand the risks before anyone uploads a client file.

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Policy

2026-05-27

Your Lawyers Are Already Using AI. Does Your Firm Have a Policy?

A practical starter policy for Texas law firms trying to govern generative AI.

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