What is this, exactly?
Consulting, a build inside the firm, or training for the practice. Delivered from Manila. Guardrails first. English or Taglish.
AI for Law — Philippines
What can AI do for a law firm in the Philippines?
We help Philippine legal teams use Claude or ChatGPT for research, drafting and first-pass contracts. A lawyer remains responsible for every filing.
- ~1,500 People trained by LOKAL in the last two years
- 250+ Organisations served since 2017
- CCA-F Our founder: Claude Certified Architect · OpenAI Champions Network
The brief
We reply within one business day. 30-minute call, then a written map.
What this actually is.
The scope, the fit and the next step.
What can a firm use it for?
Memos, letters, contract first-pass, citation discipline, Data Privacy Act rules for what never goes in a prompt.
How do you start?
Consult with us, we build it, or we train you. The form on this page is the next step.
Consult with us, we build it, or we train you.
On-site in Metro Manila or live online across the Philippines. Most teams start with the consult.
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Door 1
Consult with us
A requirements call with your managing partner or GC in the Philippines: workflows, tools, DPA, citation checking. Written map after.
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Door 2
We build it for you
We implement it in the firm — Metro Manila or live online. Workspace, workflows, the never-paste list. Not a deck.
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Door 3
We train your team
Private training for associates and counsel, on your files. Metro Manila or live online PH-wide.
Request team training
Artificial Intelligence, while widely utilized, reveals its true potential when leveraged with precision and purpose — and that’s exactly what the session gave us.
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The stack we run, and the credentials behind it.
Our founder holds the Claude Certified Architect — Foundations credential and is a member of the OpenAI Champions Network. These credentials do not endorse any engagement.
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CCA-F Claude Certified Architect — Foundations -
OCN OpenAI Champions Network
- Claude by Anthropic
- ChatGPT by OpenAI
- Microsoft Copilot
- Google Gemini
- NotebookLM
The work of the file, with a check built in.
Assume the output will be read by a court or a client.
Research memos
A first-pass on a legal question, with sources you actually open. The engagement drills what happens when the model invents a case.
Drafting
Letters, clauses, client updates — in the firm’s voice, with a human on send.
Contract first-pass
Issue-spotting against your playbook, not a generic “summarise this PDF.”
Citation discipline
The 2023–2026 fabricated-citation cases, taught as procedure: never file what you have not opened.
Confidentiality
What never to paste in. Which plan. Who signs off. Written before anyone logs in.
Guardrails we will not skip.
What AI must not do here.
Do not file unchecked output
If a lawyer has not opened the cited case, it does not go in the filing. That is the whole rule.
Do not put a live matter in a consumer chat
Client files belong on Team/Enterprise or an equivalent controlled workspace, not a personal free account.
We don’t sell an “AI lawyer” product
We train and consult. The lawyer remains responsible for the work.
Organisations we have worked with
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Before you book
What does LOKAL do for law firms?
Consulting, implementation and training for the practice. We map what AI should touch, we build it in the firm, or we train the lawyers who will run it — Claude or ChatGPT on research, drafting and first-pass contracts, with a human still responsible for the filing. We don’t sell an “AI lawyer,” and this isn’t law-firm advertising.
What can a firm use it for?
Research memos with sources you open, letters and clauses in the firm voice, contract issue-spotting against your playbook, and a written rule for citations and confidentiality.
What must we never use it for?
Do not file output you have not checked. Do not put a live client file in a consumer chat window. Do not treat the model as counsel.
Consult, build, or train — which door?
Consult if you need a map. Build if you want it implemented in the firm (workspace, workflows, guardrails). Train if the team needs to run it themselves. Most work starts with the consult, then we implement.
How much does it cost?
The requirements call is free. A build is quoted after we know the workflows. Training is quoted once we know the team size and whether it is on-site.
How soon can you start?
Most programmes are scoped on the 30-minute call and started within two to three weeks. If you have a date, put it in the form.
Is this the same as LOKAL’s law-firm marketing service?
No. Our law-firm marketing service covers SEO, ads and websites for firms. This is AI for the practice itself.
Which tools — Claude or ChatGPT?
Both, assigned to the job. Our founder holds Claude Certified Architect — Foundations and is in the OpenAI Champions Network. The consult is where we say which, or both.
What happens after I submit the form?
A 30-minute call, then a written map. No obligation to book the build.
Do you work on-site in Metro Manila?
Yes. On-site Metro Manila, live online PH-wide, English or Taglish. Travel outside Metro Manila by arrangement.
How does this relate to Philippine data rules?
We set the workspace and the “never paste” list before anyone opens a tool, aligned with the Data Privacy Act. A live client matter does not go in a personal ChatGPT account.