AI advisory for mid-market law firms
Codified Counsel is the lawyer-led, vendor-neutral outside counsel that mid-market law firms retain to get AI implementation right. We codify how the firm practices so the AI fits your practice, not the other way around. Then we oversee the integration and guide you through the work that follows.
The opportunity
AI may be the largest opportunity the profession has seen, but Harvey, Legora, Claude, and others are general-purpose, with the same capability available to any firm that signs up. The advantage was never in having the tool. It's in shaping it around the way your firm actually practices. That work starts with your firm, not the product.
Read the argument →What we do
One engagement, run in stages, start anywhere, and move on only when the results justify the next stage.
A focused diagnostic, and we guarantee a prioritized, actionable plan.
1.5How your firm actually practices, codified into firm-owned IP you can build on, with or without AI. Already have it? Skip ahead to the build.
2Your independent advocate through the build: we run the sprints, participate in the demos, and oversee QA and user testing, holding the integrator to your firm's standard.
3Expert counsel that drives your firm forward as models evolve, the law changes, and your practice grows.
Why Codified Counsel
The firm that wins isn't the one with the best AI, or the best lawyers. It's the one whose lawyers actually use the tools well, on real matters.
Research, frameworks, and points of view on AI and the law, a sample of what we publish. Explore the full library below.
Adoption is high. Integration is rare. Why the gap exists, what it costs, and where the next eighteen months of firm-by-firm work has to go.
June 2026
A walk through the nine-figure infrastructure investments at Kirkland, Freshfields, Paul Weiss, and Wilson Sonsini, and what mid-market firms can take from those moves without trying to replicate them.
May 2026
The Practice Playbook, the Practice Economics Map, the Evaluation Methodology, the Apprenticeship Strategy, the Shadow AI Audit. What each one is, what question it answers, and why the bundle stands on its own.
April 2026Prefer to do it yourself?
Retaining us is expensive, and a firm with the in-house capability, collaboration, buy-in, and bandwidth can attempt this alone. We've documented and presented the steps involved, so you can decide with your eyes open.
See the in-house path →The in-house path
A discovery call is a conversation, not a pitch. You tell us about your practice; we tell you honestly whether we're the right fit. We don't chase work that isn't right for you.
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