Where to start with Claude for Legal – a ‘Retuning your Firm’ special

Anthropic’s launch of Claude for Legal changes the maths for mid-tier law firms and patent attornies. Serious, customisable legal AI is now available that delivers an estimated 75% of the capability of Harvey or Legora at roughly 20% of the cost.

The reaction from managing partners isn’t “should we.” It’s “where on earth do we start.” This Retuning special answers that question. No demos, no hard sell: a straight, practical moderated conversation with Lee Curtis, Sam Stamp and Edu Aguilar Pelaez of Legal Engine.

·        What’s actually changed: what Claude for Legal is, how it differs from Copilot, and why this is a different kind of decision. The AI section of the Forum’s definitive Sector Trends Tracker shows where firms currently stand.

·        Access isn’t advantage: switching it on is the easy bit. The firms that pull ahead will be the ones who worked out where it fits; and how it sits alongside existing systems.

·        Where to start: how a firm identifies its first use cases: high-volume, repeatable work, drawn from its own lawyers rather than a vendor’s slide deck.

·        What good looks like: a realistic picture of a firm six months in.

Why now?  The window to gain competitive advantage is open for a limited period. Once shut, other firms will be setting the agenda.