How LEAP’s Legal AI Tools Align with the Law Society’s Guidance on Responsible AI Use

“AI won’t replace you, but a lawyer using AI will.” That statement has never been more relevant, especially in light of the Law Society of Scotland’s July 2025 guidance on the responsible use of AI in legal practice. At LEAP, our approach to legal AI is built on the same principles the Law Society promotes: accuracy, human oversight, trustworthy data, and purpose-built tools for legal professionals.

That statement has never been more relevant, especially in light of the Law Society of Scotland’s July 2025 guidance on the responsible use of AI in legal practice.

At LEAP, our approach to legal AI is built on the same principles the Law Society promotes: accuracy, human oversight, trustworthy data, and purpose-built tools for legal professionals.

Decoding the Law Society’s Responsible AI Guidelines

The guidance urges practitioners to prefer AI trained on legal-specific data sets.

The guidance urges practitioners to:

• Implement human verification of AI-generated output

• Use authoritative legal sources

• Avoid general-purpose AI models for legal research

• Preference for AI trained on legal-specific data sets

Tailored AI Tools from LEAP for Scottish Law Firms

To demonstrate how our AI aligns with the Law Society’s guidance, we’ll explore two of LEAP’s core legal AI tools: Matter AI and LawY.

LEAP offers a growing suite of legal AI solutions specifically designed to assist solicitors in their daily work.

Our legal AI tools do not rely on internet-trained language models to generate speculative legal content. Instead, our tools are tightly integrated into your practice’s workflows, enhancing your work, not guessing at it.

To demonstrate how our AI aligns with the Law Society’s guidance, we’ll explore two of LEAP’s core legal AI tools: Matter AI and LawY.

Matter AI: Instant Insights for Your Legal Cases

It operates in a secure, closed environment.

That means:

• It doesn’t hallucinate information

• It doesn’t rely on open internet content

• It operates in a secure, closed environment

LawY: Your Reliable AI Legal Assistant

This ensures that every answer provided is jurisdictionally accurate, verified against reliable legal sources, and compliant with the Law Society’s expectations for human oversight.

• AI generates a preliminary response

• Users can then choose to have the answer verified by an Scotland-based qualified solicitor, to improve the accuracy of the instant AI answers

This ensures that every answer provided is:

• Jurisdictionally accurate

• Verified against reliable legal sources

• Compliant with the Law Society’s expectations for human oversight

AI that Complements Lawyers Rather than Replacing Them

Our legal AI tools automate routine tasks, accelerate document review, and highlight key information, allowing solicitors to focus on high-value tasks that require human judgement and creativity.

Our legal AI tools automate routine tasks, accelerate document review, and highlight key information, allowing solicitors to focus on high-value tasks that require human judgement and creativity.

Conclusion: A Responsible Strategy for Legal AI Use

They benefit from human oversight and expert verification. LEAP’s suite of legal AI tools is built to streamline daily legal work, reduce admin, and empower solicitors to work more efficiently, without compromising on accuracy or control.

• Using tools purpose-built for legal practice

• Working within a secure, closed data environment

• Benefiting from human oversight and expert verification

LEAP’s suite of legal AI tools are built to streamline daily legal work, reduce admin, and empower solicitors to work more efficiently, without compromising on accuracy or control.

You can learn more about the full range of LEAP’s legal AI tools here: https://www.leaplegalsoftware.com/ie/legal-ai