“It’s basically a ChatGPT wrapper” is a phrase that has been whispered—often accompanied by a not-so-subtle elbow nudge—dozens of times at many a legal tech conference in 2024.

Market competitors have said it derisively about their rivals. Investors have said it about their portfolios to assure themselves of a budding startup’s short-term validity. And, of course, consultants have used the word to describe a new tool to their law firm clients.