A weekly brief · Est. 2026
AI, carefully,
for lawyers.
The Redline helps solo and small-firm lawyers in the UK and US use AI tools without breaching client confidentiality. One short, honest issue each week, what's worth using, what to stay away from, and where the regulatory line sits.
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Confidentiality first
Every tool we cover is evaluated against the duty of confidentiality before we look at the features.
Two jurisdictions
Written for both UK practice (SRA / Bar Standards Board) and US practice (state bar rules and ABA Model Rule 1.6).
Small-firm reality
No enterprise-only stack. We test what a solo or 2–15 lawyer firm can actually buy and deploy this quarter.
The archive
Recent issues
Issue 005 · Compliance
8 min readHow to write an AI policy for a small law firm (with template)
57% of small law firms have no written AI policy. Here's what yours needs to cover, how to write it in an afternoon, and a free template mapped to ABA Opinion 512 and SRA obligations.
Issue 004 · Operations
5 min readAI for client intake: where it's safe, and where it isn't
Client intake and admin are the safest, highest-return place for a small firm to start with AI. Here's the line between safe process work and risky matter content.
Issue 003 · Confidentiality
5 min readWhat does the SRA actually say about lawyers using AI?
The SRA hasn't banned AI, and it hasn't blessed it either. Here's what the regulator actually expects from solicitors using AI tools, and the four questions that keep you compliant.
Issue 002 · Confidentiality
6 min readIs it safe to use ChatGPT for legal work in 2026?
ChatGPT Free and Plus train on your inputs by default. Here's what's actually safe for lawyers, what isn't, and how to use AI without breaching client confidentiality.
Issue 001 · Confidentiality
7 min readWhat 'do not train on my data' actually means in 2026
A side-by-side of what ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini retain when you use the consumer vs. enterprise plans, and where the contractual cliffs are.
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