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MixedClaude Code · 17 Sep 2026

I have had some success using frontier models from the last 6ish months, but only when I can break up my work into discrete and verifiable tasks

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~15k pages of discovery

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Helped: Breaking work into discrete tasks and using verifiable traces.

Got in the way: Asking the model to write full briefs directly.

I’m sure there are a wide variety of experiences out there, but here’s my perspective as a former biglaw associate and current solo litigator: I have had some success using frontier models from the last 6ish months, but only when I can break up my work into discrete and verifiable tasks. For example, I had ~15k pages of discovery I needed to dig through for a summary judgment motion. …