The New ChatGPT Plugins Your Law firm Should Be Using
ChatGPT has become an unquestionable staple in the professional lives of many. With 1.8 billion website visitors a year and 100 million active users, it’s clear that individuals already understand the utility of this developing technology, and it was only a matter of time before developers started experimenting with plugins to integrate ChatGPT into various workflows and platforms.
As a result, we’re witnessing a growing ecosystem of ChatGPT plugins that adapt their functionality to specific professional needs.
And the best part?
Many of these plugins will be useful for legal professionals like you.
This blog will expand on what plugins your law firm might find useful, how to access them, and why every law firm should embrace ChatGPT in their respective professional practices.
What are plugins?
Plugins are additional software components that can be added to an existing application or platform to extend its functionality. In the case of ChatGPT, these plugins can be integrated with ChatGPT to enhance its capabilities and adapt it to specific industries.
OpenAI describes plugins as valuable tools that act as “eyes and ears” for language models like ChatGPT, enabling them to access up-to-date, personal, or domain-specific information that may not be included in their training data. This capability allows for the development of plugins that cater to a vast range of possible use cases. For instance, a ChatGPT plugin designed for legal professionals could streamline legal research, providing efficient access to relevant information directly within the ChatGPT interface.
What are the best plugin recommendations for attorneys?
Since plugins are a relatively new addition to ChatGPT, alternative plugin options are continuously evolving and being updated. The good news is that this provides you with a range of options to choose from. After scouring the ChatGPT plugin options, we identified a few plugins that legal professionals might find particularly useful:
- AskYourPDF: This plugin allows you to have a ‘conversation’ with your PDF. After uploading your PDF, it is instantly transformed into a conversational partner that can answer any questions you may have about the content they’re based on. No more skimming for answers – just ask for your PDF!
- KeyMate.AI Search: Without this plugin, ChatGPT only allows you access information up to September 2021. This plugin fixes the outdated data issue, enabling you to search the internet for the latest news and access data beyond the 2021 training cutoff date.
- FiscalNote: FiscalNote provides comprehensive legislative and regulatory insights. By integrating the FiscalNote plugin with ChatGPT, legal professionals can access up-to-date information on proposed bills, regulatory changes, and legal developments directly within the ChatGPT interface.
- WebPilot: This plugin provides ChatGPT summaries of web pages without copying and pasting into the normal chat interface. Instead, simply highlight the text you want summarized, and the rest is done automatically.
- ChatGPT Writer: Last but certainly not least is perhaps the most useful day-to-day plugin, ChatGPT Writer. This plugin generates entire emails for you based on simple commands. Want to write a salary negotiation email? Simply open Gmail as you normally would, and type into the small, provided command bar “Write an email to my boss negotiating my salary to $X amount due to recent increase in workload.”
How to access and use plugins?
So, you’re interested in exploring plugin options for your firm – how do you access them? This video provides a helpful overview:
On Encouraging Your Firm to Use ChatGPT
Many attorneys might feel rightfully hesitant to readily endorse new and developing technology in their legal practice. After all, this is still fallible tech that can misunderstand inquiries and provide incorrect or outdated information. It is therefore, of course, your responsibility as an attorney to ensure that the legal work product you use AI to produce is edited and fact-checked to conform to the legal profession’s standards.
That said, we offer one piece of advice: start integrating ChatGPT into your daily legal practice. Despite the risks, ChatGPT will make your legal practice more efficient in the long run. Yes, an attorney still needs to double-check research and largely write legal memos on their own. ChatGPT isn’t perfect, but ignoring its existence in favor of relying on old-school approaches disadvantages yourself against firms who choose to embrace this technology.
Trust that the attorneys in your office will use the technology responsibly. Do not make them feel uncomfortable about using it as a practice tool. Instead, acknowledge its utility and train them on its limitations so they can use the software effectively and discerningly.
Takeaways:
These rapid changes in technology are changing the legal industry fast. Your firm must adapt to remain competitive, which includes leveraging AI plugins like the ones listed above. AI is around to stay – take advantage of it sooner rather than later.
And remember: if you’d like a helping hand or have any questions – we’re here to help.
