How to build an AI-first law firm

What does an AI-first or agentic law firm mean?

An AI-first firm designs repeatable work around supervised AI assistance. An agentic firm also lets authorized agents carry out defined workflow steps. Neither term means unlicensed advice or a firm without lawyers: professional judgment, conflict checks and client consent remain essential.

Start with your existing clients

Give matters and firm knowledge a durable home before adding more tools. Connect an assistant, use a repeatable intake and drafting workflow, review its outputs and preserve the conclusions. Small and medium firms can start with Legal Workspace; adopting the SDK is not a prerequisite.

Build and become discoverable

Use the SDK when you need your own legal platform or client portal. Publish an eligible Marketplace profile with your jurisdictions, specialties, languages and actual intake availability. Clients and their assistants need accurate service information, not an unsupported AI badge or promised leads.