Legal Lab Notebook

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. My full bootcamp video for lawyers, free of charge.

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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Why I Stopped Dreading My Commute

How AI voice mode turned commuting into time to think, plan and build

Mar 24 • Eric Xiyu Li

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