A weekly brief · Est. 2026
AI, carefully,
for lawyers.
The Redline helps solo and small-firm lawyers in the UK and US use AI tools without breaching client confidentiality. One short, honest issue each week — what to use, what to avoid, and the regulatory line you can't cross.
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Every tool we cover is evaluated against the duty of confidentiality before we look at the features.
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Issue 002 · Confidentiality
6 min readIs it safe to use ChatGPT for legal work in 2026?
ChatGPT Free and Plus train on your inputs by default. Here's what's actually safe for lawyers, what isn't, and how to use AI without breaching client confidentiality.
Issue 001 · Confidentiality
7 min readWhat 'do not train on my data' actually means in 2026
A side-by-side of what ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot and Gemini retain when you use the consumer vs. enterprise plans — and where the contractual cliffs are.
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