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“Stuff I would give a 1-3 year associate and expect them to spend 6-8 hours on, I give to westlaw and it gives me a better work product than an associate would in 10 minutes.”

On r/biglaw · Oct 1, 2026
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in “How good is harvey / legora for research heavy tasks?” · 7 voices

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