Enrico SchaeferFouning Attorney, Litigator and Ousdie Counsel - IP, Tech, TRAVERSE LEGAL, PLC · Founding Partner @ TRAVERSE LEGAL, PLC | AI, Blockchain, Social Media, Internet

How to correctly use AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude and Perplexity at Work. #ai #law

22 Sept 2025 · 2 min

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In this monologue, attorney Enrico Schaefer explains the most common error lawyers make when using AI: treating it like a vending machine that delivers a final answer on a single prompt. He argues that AI should be approached as a junior associate, requiring collaborative, iterative interaction, contextual information, and step‑by‑step instructions. Schaefer emphasizes the importance of sequencing tasks, providing layered context, and refining outputs through back‑and‑forth dialogue, likening the process to drafting a brief or preparing a witness. By adopting a collaborative mindset rather than a command‑and‑control approach, lawyers can unlock AI’s true potential to work smarter, scale faster, and win cases. He invites viewers to subscribe for daily AI tips for lawyers.

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I'm Enrico Schaefer, an attorney using AI to transform my practice. Every day I share advanced AI tips to help lawyers work smarter, scale faster, and win with AI. So, here is the biggest mistake that lawyers make with AI. They treat it like a vending machine, like put in a question, get out an answer. That is not how it works. Using AI to its potential requires real skills in collaboration and delegation. Think of AI as a junior associate. You don't just ask one question and walk away. You work back and forth. You provide context. You provide more information. You give direction. You test arguments. You get work product. You send it back. AI works best through sequencing, step-by-step instructions, layered context, Tasks and subtasks, categories and progressions. Each instruction builds on the last, just like drafting a brief or prepping a witness. Iteration. The problem that lawyers have today is they want to jump to the end of the movie. They want the final answer right away. But AI does not work that way. It is best when you work with it. The value is in the process, in guiding, refining, and collaborating with it. If you learn to work with AI like a colleague you're training instead of a machine you're ordering from, you'll unlock its real power and potential. That's how lawyers win with AI. So subscribe for daily tips for lawyers looking to leverage AI to win.