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The shift

How AI is changing the Paralegal role

AI now handles big chunks of the routine work paralegals do every day, like summarizing depositions, reviewing discovery documents, and drafting first versions of pleadings and correspondence. It can pull key dates and facts from long records and flag inconsistencies across filings. The result is less time spent on repetitive reading and more time on case strategy and client support.

What AI can take off your plate

  • First-pass review and tagging of large discovery document sets
  • Summarizing depositions, transcripts, and long records
  • Building case timelines and chronologies from files
  • Drafting routine letters, memos, and discovery requests
  • Transcribing interviews and hearing recordings

What stays distinctly human

  • Verifying every citation and fact against the actual source
  • Confirming court rules, deadlines, and filing requirements
  • Reading the room in client and witness interactions
  • Judgment calls about what matters to case strategy
  • Keeping confidential information secure and following ethics rules
Tools

Five AI tools for Paralegals

CoCounsel (Thomson Reuters)
A paralegal uses it to review document sets, summarize depositions, and prepare timelines from case files with citations back to the source.
Lexis+ AI
Use it to run legal research questions, find on-point cases and statutes, and get drafted summaries with linked authorities.
ChatGPT
A paralegal drafts client letters, internal memos, and discovery request lists, then edits the output for accuracy and tone.
Spellbook
Use it to review and redline contracts inside Word, flagging missing clauses and unusual terms for attorney review.
Otter.ai
A paralegal uses it to transcribe client interviews, witness calls, and hearing recordings into searchable text.
Prompts

Five prompts to try today

Paste these into Claude or ChatGPT and replace the bracketed parts with your own details.

1. Summarize a deposition
Summarize the attached deposition transcript of [witness name]. List the key admissions, any contradictions with [prior statement or document], and page-line citations for each point. Keep it under one page.
2. Build a chronology
From the documents below, build a chronological timeline of events in [case name]. For each entry give the date, what happened, the people involved, and the source document. Flag any gaps or conflicting dates.
3. Draft a discovery request
Draft a set of requests for production for a [type of case] matter. The claims involve [brief facts]. Focus on documents about [topics]. Format them in numbered requests using [jurisdiction] style.
4. Review a contract clause
Review this [type of agreement] for our client, who is the [party role]. Flag missing standard clauses, one-sided terms, and anything that conflicts with [our position]. List each issue with the clause number.
5. Cite-check a memo
Check the citations in the text below for correct Bluebook format. List each citation, note formatting errors, and provide the corrected version. Do not verify whether the cases are still good law.

A day in your inbox

This is the kind of brief a Paralegal gets, every weekday morning.
Weekday morning
✦ Personalized for: Paralegal
Today's Tool
Reviewing a 500-page production set
A paralegal loads the document set into CoCounsel and asks it to find every email mentioning a specific contract date. It returns the relevant pages with citations so the paralegal can verify the hits quickly.
Today's Prompt
Pull the key documents
Search the attached production for all communications between [party A] and [party B] about [topic] between [start date] and [end date]. List each document with its Bates number and a one-line summary.
Today's Trick
Always check the Bates numbers
AI can summarize accurately but still point to the wrong page or invent a citation, so open each cited document and confirm it before passing the summary to the attorney.

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