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  1. Contract Drafting

    How to Draft a Job Offer Letter With AI: 9 Things to Check Before You Send It

    Using ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for a job offer letter? Check pay, classification, benefits, equity, at-will language, and state rules before sending.

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  2. Attorney Verification

    How Do I Know If My Lawyer Is Good? 8 Signs You Have a Good Attorney

    Not sure your lawyer is doing a good job? Here are 8 signs of a good attorney, from communication and strategy to fees, honesty, and expertise.

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  3. Attorney Verification

    How to Choose a Good Lawyer: 8 Things to Check Before You Hire One

    How do you know if a lawyer is right for your case? Check experience, specialization, license, communication, fees, strategy, and fit before you hire.

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  4. Startup Law

    How to Get a Lawyer Referral From Your Network

    Need a lawyer? Learn who to ask for referrals, what to say, how to request a warm introduction, and how to vet the attorney afterward.

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  5. Agentic AI

    AI Agents May Soon Negotiate Deals for You. Who Is Responsible for What They Agree To?

    Anthropic is reportedly consulting lawyers on rules for AI agents that negotiate deals. What businesses should know about authority and verification.

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  6. Regulation & Ethics

    California Just Passed New AI Rules for Lawyers. Here's What Business Clients Should Know

    California adopted new rules for lawyers' use of generative AI. What businesses should know about verification, confidentiality, citations, and disclosure.

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  7. AI Policy & Governance

    AI Policy Template for Small Businesses: 7 Rules to Put in Writing

    Need an AI policy for your business? Use these 7 simple rules to set how employees use ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and AI agents safely at work.

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  8. Contract Review

    AI Vendor Contract Checklist: 7 Things to Check Before Your Business Signs

    Buying ChatGPT, an AI agent, or another AI tool? Check 7 contract terms on data training, outputs, security, liability, model changes, and deletion.

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  9. AI Security

    Before You Connect an AI Agent to Gmail, Slack, or Drive: 6 Things to Check

    Before giving an AI agent access to Gmail, Slack, Drive, or company systems, check permissions, sensitive data, human approvals, logs, and vendor terms.

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  10. Compliance

    Can I Use AI to Write a Privacy Policy? 7 Things to Check Before You Publish It

    Used ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for your privacy policy? Check these 7 things so it matches your business and data practices before you publish it.

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  11. Compliance & Privacy

    Can You Use an AI Notetaker in a Business Meeting? 5 Things to Check First

    Using Otter, Fireflies, Zoom AI, or another AI meeting recorder? Check recording consent, confidential data, storage, and company rules first.

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  12. AI Comparison

    ChatGPT vs. Claude vs. Gemini for Legal Work: Which Should You Use?

    ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini for legal work? How to choose, a 15-minute test on your own documents, and why you still need to verify the results.

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  13. Verification

    How to Verify an AI-Generated Legal Document Before You Sign It

    Drafted a contract with ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini? A step-by-step checklist to verify the deal, sources, and details before you sign.

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  14. Legal Tech

    AI Agent vs. Chatbot for Legal Work: What Business Owners Should Know

    How an AI agent differs from a chatbot for legal work: what it can research, review, and prepare, and why approvals and sources still matter.

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  15. Cost Savings

    How to Save Money on Legal Work With AI Without Skipping a Lawyer

    How to cut legal costs with AI: prepare, draft, and organize yourself, then pay an attorney for a focused review where judgment matters.

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  16. Prompt Guides

    8 Ways Business Owners Can Use AI for Legal Work (With Prompts)

    Eight practical ways business owners can use AI for contracts, comparisons, drafts, and attorney prep, with prompts and a risk-based review guide.

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  17. Startup Law

    How to Write a Co-Founder Agreement: 9 Things to Settle Early

    What a co-founder agreement should cover: equity split, vesting, roles, IP assignment, decisions, and exits, plus how to use AI to draft one.

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  18. Contract Drafting

    How to Write a Freelance Contract: 10 Things Every Business Should Include

    How to write a freelance contract: the 10 clauses to include, common mistakes, contractor classification, and how to use ChatGPT or Claude for a first draft.

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  19. Contract Drafting

    How to Write an NDA: A Practical Guide for Startups and Small Businesses

    How to write an NDA: what to include, one-way vs. mutual, common mistakes, and how to review an NDA drafted with ChatGPT or Claude.

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  20. AI Best Practices

    7 Mistakes Businesses Make When Using AI for Legal Work

    Using AI for legal work? Avoid 7 common mistakes: vague prompts, wrong jurisdiction, unchecked citations, privacy slips, and relying on one pass.

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  21. Startup Law

    83(b) Election for Startup Founders: What It Is, the 30-Day Deadline, and What to Double-Check

    Received restricted founder stock? What an 83(b) election is, why the 30-day deadline matters, what to check, and when to get tax or legal help.

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  22. Startup Law

    SAFE Agreement Explained for Startup Founders: What to Check Before Raising Your First Round

    Raising money with a SAFE? How valuation caps, discounts, dilution, pro rata rights, and conversion work, and how AI can help you understand a SAFE.

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  23. Verification

    Using ChatGPT or Claude for Legal Work? Check These 3 Things First

    Using ChatGPT or Claude for legal work? Check the facts, the sources, and the stakes before you rely on the answer.

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  24. IP & Code

    Who Owns AI-Generated Code? An IP Checklist for AI Startup Founders

    Building with ChatGPT, Claude, Cursor, or coding agents? What founders should check about AI-generated code, copyright, vendor terms, and IP ownership.

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  25. Contract Review

    AI Contract Review for Small Businesses: How to Review a Contract With AI Before You Sign

    How small businesses can use AI contract review: what clauses to check, what AI can miss, and when to add human or lawyer review before signing.

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  26. Legal AI

    AI Lawyer for Small Business: What AI Can Do, What It Can’t, and How to Use It Safely

    Can a small business use an AI lawyer? How AI helps with contracts, drafting, and research, and where verification or a real lawyer is still needed.

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  27. Legal AI

    AI Legal Assistant for Small Business: How to Use AI for Contracts, Legal Questions, and Everyday Business Work

    How small businesses can use an AI legal assistant for contracts, documents, and research, and how to verify AI-generated legal information.

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  28. Compliance

    Privacy Policy Generator for Small Business: How to Use AI Without Missing Important Details

    How to use an AI privacy policy generator for your small business: what to tell it, what AI can miss, and how to verify your policy before publishing.

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  29. Website Legal

    Terms and Conditions Generator for Small Business: How to Create Website Terms With AI

    How to use an AI terms and conditions generator: what information to provide, what AI may miss, and when to have your terms reviewed.

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  30. Legal AI

    How Businesses Can Use Claude for Legal Work: Contracts, Document Review, and Better Preparation

    How businesses can use Claude for contract review, drafting, comparisons, and legal prep, while reducing AI mistakes and knowing when to involve a lawyer.

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  31. Contract Review

    How to Find a Lawyer to Review a Contract You Drafted With ChatGPT

    Drafted a contract with ChatGPT? How to find the right lawyer, what to send them, what to ask, and how AI can cut review time and cost.

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  32. AI Best Practices

    How Small Businesses Can Use AI for Legal Work Without Taking Unnecessary Risks

    How small businesses can use AI for contracts, legal questions, and policies while reducing the risk of hallucinations and outdated information.

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  33. Startup Law

    How to Launch an AI Startup in the U.S.: A Step-by-Step Guide for First-Time Founders

    How to launch an AI startup in the U.S.: pick a problem, find product-market fit, name and incorporate your company, and use AI for legal work.

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  34. Legal AI

    How Small Businesses Can Use AI for Legal Work: 3 Rules for Better Results

    How small businesses can use AI for legal work: choose the right model, reduce hallucination risk, and know when documents need human review.

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  35. Agentic AI

    How to Use AI for Your Business: The Rise of Agentic Law for Entrepreneurs and Lawyers

    How agentic AI is changing legal work for entrepreneurs and lawyers, from finding an attorney to drafting, document review, and research.

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  36. Startup Law

    How to Incorporate a Company in the U.S.: A Founder's Simple Playbook

    A step-by-step playbook for incorporating a U.S. company: choosing a structure, picking a state, filing, and the documents that matter after.

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  37. Law Firm Tech

    Jev for Lawyers: How AI Decision Models and OpenAI's Decisions API Can Improve Boutique Law Firm Workflows

    How Jev and OpenAI

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  38. Regulation & Ethics

    What California SB 574 Can Mean for AI-Native Law Firms

    SB 574 ties attorney confidentiality to who can access an AI input, not how long a vendor retains it. Four questions to ask any AI vendor.

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  39. Legal AI

    How to Use AI for Legal Documents: 7 Things to Know Before You Draft

    What to check before relying on an AI-drafted contract, NDA, or legal letter: citations, confidentiality, model choice, and when to hire an attorney.

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  40. Industry Research

    New Data: Businesses draft legal documents with AI and seek professional review

    A survey of 304 startup workers and business developers on how they use AI to produce legal documents and seek professional review.

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  41. Announcements

    Welcome to the DoubleCheck Legal Blog

    Insights on AI-generated legal documents, attorney review, and the future of legal verification.

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