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NewAI & quality 07 August 2026· 4 min

RVG/GKG Calculator Now in the Anwaltsportal — and Our AI Uses It as a Tool Instead of Doing the Maths Itself

Attorney fees, court costs, criminal defence fees: three calculators, right in the portal, pre-filled from your case file's amount in dispute. And when you ask the AI about costs, it isn't the language model doing the maths — it's the same audited calculator.

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NewFor lawyers 06 August 2026· 3 min

Introducing AI in your law firm: the 2026 guide

63.6% of German law firms actively use AI. The structured 2026 guide: prioritise use cases, sort out data protection and professional conduct, run a pilot on a real matter rather than a big bang — plus a tick-box checklist.

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NewContext & background 04 August 2026· 3 min

Free AI legal advice: how good is it in 2026 — and where are the limits?

Free chatbot, freemium legal AI or a consumer advice service? What free AI legal advice really delivers in 2026 — and when a lawyer is worth it.

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NewFor lawyers 04 August 2026· 4 min

Legal AI Is a Tool. Agentic Law Has a Goal.

Legal AI answers a question. Agentic Law is given a goal — and breaks it down itself into research, deadlines, drafts and a reviewable body of work. We unpack the distinction and show what a carefully built law-firm platform already delivers of it today.

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NewContext & background 31 July 2026· 4 min

Is AI Legal Advice Even Allowed? The RDG and the EU AI Act, Explained Simply

AI-assisted legal information is allowed in Germany — pure AI representation is not. We explain the Rechtsdienstleistungsgesetz (Legal Services Act) and the new EU AI Act transparency obligations that take effect on 2 August 2026, simply and honestly.

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NewDocuments & vault 31 July 2026· 3 min

What did this exhibit change in the facts? Compare the case file with and without a document

Every fact in the case file knows which document it came from. From that, we can compute exactly what a single exhibit introduced and what it superseded — and how the facts would read without it. No AI call, no quota.

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A lawyer at her desk reviewing an AI-generated letter — a symbol for the transparency obligations under Art. 50 of the EU AI Act.
NewFor lawyers 28 July 2026· 4 min

Do Law Firms Now Have to Label AI-Drafted Letters? Art. 50 AI Act From a Lawyer's Perspective

From 2 August 2026, the transparency obligations under Art. 50 of the EU AI Act apply. What that means for firm chatbots, AI-generated client information, and pleadings — and why not every use of AI triggers a labelling requirement.

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