Legal

Accelerating onboarding with AI

Use ChatGPT as a thinking partner to quickly draft onboarding guidance for a new team member (e.g., how the lawyer works, thinks, and what matters in the business), reducing time spent explaining repeatable context.

Why the human is still essential here

The lawyer still sets the expectations, provides the real guidance, and reviews/edits what’s written; AI helps articulate and structure the information faster, but doesn’t replace human judgment or responsibility.

How people use this

Manager-style onboarding narrative

Use AI to turn a supervising lawyer’s bullet points on communication, priorities, and decision-making style into a polished onboarding memo to review with the new hire.

ChatGPT / Claude

First-30-days checklist and templates

Use AI to draft a 30/60/90-day onboarding plan plus reusable templates (emails, intake checklists, file notes) aligned to the lawyer’s preferred workflows.

Microsoft 365 Copilot (Word/Excel)

Internal onboarding FAQ wiki

Use AI to convert recurring guidance and policies into a searchable internal FAQ (“how we do things here”) so new team members can self-serve answers consistently.

Notion AI / Confluence AI

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AI. My mate, Chatty G…. More commonly known as ChatGPT 😉

AI. My mate, Chatty G…. More commonly known as ChatGPT 😉

Every second article I’m reading (it seems) in Lawland is warning us not to use it. And to be clear… I’m not using it to draft submissions or give legal advice.


But here’s what I am using it for… and it’s been brilliant…👇🏽


I recently used it to fast-track onboarding for a new team member! I used it to help her understand how I work, how I think, what matters to me in this business. It didn’t replace me. It helped me articulate myself more clearly and efficiently. And probably saved about a week of my time onboarding!


That’s the piece that interests me.


Like most things in practice, it comes back to intention. Used well, it’s not a threat. It’s a thinking partner.


Curious how you’re approaching AI in your firm?

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Clarissa RaywardFamily lawyer
Feb 27, 2026