How We Work
Built so you pay for judgment, not production.
Most of what a law firm produces – drafts, checklists, diligence summaries, transaction documents – no longer needs to be produced by hand. We’ve structured the firm around that fact. Here’s what that means in practice.
The structure
We don’t staff matters through a leverage pyramid. There’s no bench of junior lawyers billing hours against your budget, and no layered review between the person doing the work and the person accountable for it. The lawyer who takes your matter runs it end to end, and a partner answers for every engagement. You’ll know your lawyer, and your lawyer will know your business.
The workspace
Behind the lawyers, drafting, review, diligence, and workflow run through a secure AI workspace we designed and built ourselves. It operates under enterprise data protections: client information is never used to train models, isn’t retained by the platform, and access is controlled matter by matter. The firm’s own records remain within the firm, kept as our professional obligations require.
One rule has no exceptions: nothing AI-assisted leaves the firm without the responsible lawyer’s review. We use these tools deliberately, under controls, with a named person accountable for every output.
How we price
Our prices are value-based – we price the work, not the hours it takes to produce. Scope and price are agreed before the work begins, and if the scope changes mid-engagement, you’ll hear it from us first – before it ever reaches an invoice.
We don’t publish prices, and we don’t compete on price. What we offer is certainty: you’ll understand the cost before you commit, and the structure will be built for your matter, not pulled from a rate card.
Why We Built the Firm This Way
The cost of production is collapsing.
The value of judgment is not.
Most of what law firms have always sold – drafts, research, summaries, the paper around a deal – is production, and production no longer needs to be done by hand. What clients actually need is what they were paying for all along: the judgment of a lawyer who understands the business, anticipates what’s ahead, and stands behind the answer.
I write about this shift for firm leaders. Griffitts is where I put it to work. The systems handle the production; the lawyers bring the judgment. Our clients get senior attention, faster answers, and a price they understand – the natural result of how the practice is built.
If you want the longer argument, read AI Doesn’t Reward Adoption. It Rewards Ownership. If you want to see it in practice, write to me directly.
– Rob Griffitts