Lawyer: AI-assisted legal memo looks beautiful but gets conclusions completely wrong
Afinetheorem · x · 2026-09-03
A lawyer describes a client memo produced with extensive AI help: gorgeous formatting and an organizational chart, but a completely wrong conclusion on whether regulatory approval was required — and it missed two separate statutory grounds that actually prohibit the transaction.
The author warns this is increasingly common, tells professionals to protect their reputation, and blames cheap legal wrapper companies serving low-end model slop instead of good models.
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