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5 ChatGPT mistakes that undermine your results

A lawyer went from 'ChatGPT is useless' to 'I can't practice without it' when he stopped making these 5 mistakes.

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Ernie the Attorney
Aug 19, 2025
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Most lawyers are hindering their efforts to leverage AI.

They blame ChatGPT for "not being good enough for legal work." But the problem isn't the tool—it's how they're using it.

Here are the 5 biggest mistakes lawyers make (and how to fix them):

Mistake #1: Treating ChatGPT like Google

They type "draft a motion to dismiss" and expect perfection, then compla…

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