Lawyers Are Building. Just Not On Each Other's Code.
Mike got 2,657 stars in eleven days and six merged pull requests. The LegalQuants directory has 112 lawyer-coders and one repo that cleared the bar — mine. Legal open source isn't a community yet. It's a federation of solo-author archipelagos.
From One Source to Three: When the Right Agent Showed Up
I've written about data.zeeker.sg for months without ever saying: go use it. Three databases now live. Here's the agent architecture that finally made solo ownership tractable enough to invite people in.
Word on Claude: The Lawyer's Greatest Legal Tech Tool Strikes Back
Claude for Word is here, and it's genuinely good. But the interface you work in shapes the thinking you do — and if you can't tell whether you're doing strategy or execution, you might be missing the forest for the trees.
Where Is My Work? — How AI Tools Quietly Fragment Your Files
I sent my laptop for repair and assumed everything was backed up. Then I opened my iPad to work and discovered how many places AI tools had quietly scattered my files.
From Draft to Final: What Changed in MinLaw's AI Guide (And What It Means for You)
I submitted feedback on MinLaw's draft AI guide expecting nothing. Six months later, the final guide adopted both recommendations near-verbatim. Here's what changed and what it means for solo counsel.