Legal Lab Notebook

Human Advantage in the AI Age

If AI can reliably do something, delegate it and don’t look back. Save your time for work where people add more value.

Sep 4 • Eric Xiyu Li

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July 2026

AI in 2026: The 3X Lawyer

The honest state of AI in law. What I've learned, and what I'm correcting, in six months of product lawyering at AI's frontier.

Jul 1 • Eric Xiyu Li

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June 2026

Building an AI for How I Learn

A new AI 201 module. My Legal Hypo gives you real-world learning with practical questions on law and tech. Use in any AI.

Jun 23 • Eric Xiyu Li

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New AI 201 Series: Hands-on, No Setup

Put AI to real work today, right now. No setup or install needed. First: a tool that interviews you and drafts a playbook in front of you for everyday…

Jun 11 • Eric Xiyu Li

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AI Visuals to Make Your Case

No, not generated images, but visualizing the law: deal structures, liability, what's market practice. (And a blooper reel.)

Jun 4 • Eric Xiyu Li

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May 2026

AI 302 Bootcamp in Video: Agentic Skills and Memory

The same agent that drafts your memos can run a project, plan your learning, even coach your career.

May 27 • Eric Xiyu Li

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The Job Interview Asks About AI. Are You Ready?

Lawyers will one day compete not just on judgment, but also AI intuition and workflows. My mental model of a good interview answer.

May 7 • Eric Xiyu Li

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April 2026

My AI 301 Bootcamp, Now in Video

Learn how lawyers direct AI agents and run a coding cycle. My 50-minute session, free for subscribers.

Apr 30 • Eric Xiyu Li

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Perfection Is Poison for Learning AI

Law trained you to fear every error. AI rewards the lawyers who seek them out. Some tips.

Apr 23 • Eric Xiyu Li

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Dear Law Students

If law firms stop training you, your law school has to. They won’t. Here's the fix.

Apr 16 • Eric Xiyu Li

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Teach Your Lawyer's AI to Think Like You

You already teach new counsel how you think. Help their machine read it too.

Apr 8 • Eric Xiyu Li

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March 2026

Dear Junior Lawyers: You'll Be Fine

But you must build your own AI systems and rethink what’s possible

Mar 31 • Eric Xiyu Li

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