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Claude for Legal: When the Foundation Becomes the Platform

12 May 2026 · 12 mins

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Anthropic launched Claude for Legal with 12 practice-area plugins and 20+ MCP connectors — positioning Claude as the hub that legal tech plugs into, not just the model underneath it.

The Billable Hour Problem

12 May 2026 · 16 mins

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Every other industry rewards productivity. The billable hour punishes it. AI is forcing that contradiction into the open.

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