ABA Journal: Legal Rebels How lawyers can use generative AI to get a leg up in communicating with clients
Sep 10, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Hilary Bowman, a former health-law practitioner and founder of Quirius, reveals how her innovative generative AI tool enhances attorney-client communication. She shares its capabilities, including real-time insights during meetings, ethical considerations, and privacy measures like zero audio retention. Bowman highlights how Quirius balances efficiency with ethical obligations, improves transcription accuracy, and even assists in legal aid applications. It's a fascinating dive into the future of legal tech and client interactions!
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Law Practice Sparked The Product
- Hilary Bowman described her 12 years practicing health law across firms and in-house roles before founding Quirius.
- That experience and client complexity inspired her to build a technology to assist difficult client conversations.
Real-Time Meeting Assistant
- Quirius joins virtual meetings, spots legal issues in real time, and suggests questions and sources during conversations.
- It also auto-summarizes meetings, lists follow-ups, and drafts billing narratives to save post-meeting administrative work.
Disclose AI Presence In Meetings
- Be transparent when using AI tools in client or opposing-side conversations and disclose their presence in meetings.
- Design tools so attendees know AI is present and that data won't be used to train models without consent.