The 80/20 Principle

The 80/20 Principle

Getting the best AI results (it's not what you think)

It's not about the prompts. It's about something much simpler.

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Ernie the Attorney
Mar 10, 2026
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There’s a pattern I keep noticing in my AI Lab sessions.

The lawyers getting the best results from AI aren’t the ones with the fanciest prompts or the most expensive tools.

They’re the ones who treat AI like a new associate.

What that means in practice

When you hand work to a new associate, you don’t say “write me a brief.” You say:

  • Here’s the issue

  • Here’s th…

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