Law://WhatsNext Vibe Coding a Doc Review Assistant with Anson Lai
Jan 7, 2026
Anson Lai, a commercial in-house counsel and independent developer, created a game-changing Word add-in for AI-assisted document review. He shares insights on his 'vibe coding' approach, using conversational AI to enhance development decisions. Anson demonstrates the tool's user-friendly interface that simplifies editing and reviewing without costly solutions. He discusses the importance of security with a bring-your-own-key design and reveals plans to open-source the add-in, inviting community collaboration for future innovations.
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Bring Your Own Key For Privacy
- Use a bring-your-own-key Word add-in to keep API access private and avoid middlemen handling your documents.
- Let users supply their own API key and keep processing local until you call the model to reduce security risk.
AI Inside Word Beats Copy-Paste
- Integrating AI directly into Word preserves the native workflow and avoids the friction of copy-paste into external tools.
- Working inside Word trades off some complexity for much faster, contextual drafting and edits.
Vibe Code By Conversing With AI
- Talk with the AI while coding rather than only issuing terse instructions to get better design choices and clearer options.
- Use iterative chats to explore architectures and trade-offs before committing to one implementation.