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In the race to modernize legal work, it’s easy to get distracted by flashy demos or “AI magic tricks.” What actually matters is disciplined architecture; real instrument-rated systems that retrieve the right authorities, apply the right reasoning, and keep lawyers firmly in command of the aircraft. That’s why I admire what the #Ruli team is building. Their research pipeline reflects the same principles I’ve championed at #DragonGC: structured intent detection, authoritative retrieval, jurisdiction-aware weighting, layered reasoning, and, most critically, citation grounding before any memo leaves the hangar (a.k.a a licensed attorney’s desk or computer). Xi Sun’s piece lays out a practical, engineering-first model for how legal AI should operate. It’s a thoughtful, transparent look at the plumbing behind the promise. If you care about reliability, auditability, and real-world legal outcomes, this is worth your time. This is the kind of work that moves our profession from “AI hype” to “autopilot you can trust.” Even more valuable: the chart included can serve as a “flight checklist” for any legal AI tool on the market. If you are looking at a legal AI platform that doesn’t have an answer for each layer, it’s probably not really a legal AI platform.

Just back from NYC speaking at Legal Innovators New York. Best part was finally meeting Alexis Werth in person after many Zooms. Geeking out on where the industry is falling short, funding hype vs what's real on the horizon, and hearing from her what an in-house solution really needs to do. Interesting live poll: What % of your daily legal workflow has fundamentally changed since ChatGPT launched 3 years ago? Answers ranged from: 10% minimal change to 80% Transformational, my job would be unrecognizable from 2022.

🎤 Rapid Fire Pitch Highlights! The evening came alive with pitches from some of 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗺𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗹 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗴𝘆 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁𝘂𝗽𝘀 who are shaking up the industry. Huge thanks to these inspiring leaders for sharing their 𝑡𝑜𝑜𝑙𝑠, 𝑣𝑖𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛, and 𝑚𝑖𝑠𝑠𝑖𝑜𝑛 with our audience: 🔹How technology is changing fundraising legals. ❇️Anthony Rose, Founder & CEO, SeedLegals 🔹AI for Legal Storytelling ❇️Iranga Samarasingha, Co-Founder & CEO, Knool AI 🔹Reimagining Legal Workflows with AI ❇️ Alex Zilberman, Co-Founder & CEO, Chamelio 🔹Ruli: The All-in-One Legal Intelligence O/S for In-House Teams ❇️ Bryan Lee, Co-Founder & CEO, Ruli These moments capture what legal tech success truly looks like - 𝑖𝑛𝑛𝑜𝑣𝑎𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛 in action, driven by 𝑝𝑢𝑟𝑝𝑜𝑠𝑒 and 𝑙𝑒𝑎𝑑𝑒𝑟𝑠ℎ𝑖𝑝. #LegalInnovators #LegalTech #LegalInnovation #NYCLegal #LegalInnovatorsNewYork

Just shared a new piece on how Ruli approaches AI legal research. Rather than relying on prompt tricks or fancy model outputs, we built a retrieval-and-validation pipeline that shows its work and grounds every conclusion in real authority. If you’re evaluating legal AI tools or curious about the engineering behind this approach, it’s a quick and worthwhile read. We’re also hiring across multiple engineering roles, if this space excites you, would love to connect! #RuliAI #LegalTech #AI #LLM #InHouse #LegalResearch #Engineering