Unfiltered Bits

Most legal AI tools use the wrong data structure

Almost all tools run on the same underlying models (ChatGPT or Claude). The real difference lies in how they structure and search legal sources.

Nov 11 • 

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How do I choose a secure legal AI?

I attended the Legal AI Demo Day last week, where various suppliers presented their products. The turnout shows many lawyers are asking the same…

Nov 4 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

October 2025

The AI Paradox

Why sometimes the detour is the shortest route

Oct 28 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

How AI models reached the level of experienced lawyers in fifteen months

From 11% to 50%

Oct 21 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

September 2025

We evaluated 40+ legal AI tools: here are our findings

TL;DR:

Sep 24 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

The best legal-AI platforms are not built by lawyers.

Over the past months, I’ve worked with our AI taskforce to evaluate, benchmark, and pilot all relevant AI platforms for lawyers.

Sep 23 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

July 2025

To anonymize or not to anonymize? A technical look at AI and professional secrecy

The rapid rise of AI in the legal profession raises new questions about the responsible handling of client data.

Jul 29 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

AI and the Law: Elgar Weijtmans (HVG Law) on Experimentation and Knowledge Sharing

In the interview series “AI and the Law”, Mr.

Jul 18 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

Why hasn't AI been widely adopted in legal yet?

I think there are many reasons, and I do see a lot of progress.

Jul 15 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

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Legal AI isn’t a zero-sum game, it’s a blue ocean

For too long, the legal field treated their knowledge like a secret recipe.

Jul 8 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

Why banning AI in law schools is a bad idea

In a recent article in the Dutch newspaper NRC, Joris van Laarhoven and Eva van Vugt argue for a complete ban on AI in law schools.

Jul 4 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

Beyond Billable Podcast: From 0 to 25000 ChatGPT interactions per month

I was a guest on Beyond Billable to talk about AI implementation at HVG Law

Jul 3 • 

Elgar Weijtmans

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