Legal technology and AI promise to make lawyers' lives better.

The value of document- and practice-management solutions is well established. But what about tech tools that can help lawyers improve their written work product?

This isn't about using AI tools like ChatGPT for legal research and original drafting. It's about commercially available software that integrates easily with Microsoft Word, the writing tool most lawyers use.

Here are four products that I've used and recommend:

1. Grammarly is a writing assistant that uses AI to check your spelling, grammar, and punctuation. It also offers suggestions to improve clarity, style, and tone.

2. WordRake is an editing tool for professionals. It analyzes your writing and suggests edits to make it shorter, clearer, and more concise.

3. PerfectIt is a proofreading assistant for professionals that goes beyond basic grammar and spelling checks. It catches consistency errors, ensures proper abbreviation usage, and maintains a uniform style throughout your writing.

4. BriefCatch is an AI-powered legal writing editor. It analyzes legal documents, offering suggestions to improve clarity, conciseness, and persuasiveness, alongside feedback on readability and adherence to legal writing conventions.

There's some overlap, but each works differently and produces different outputs.

If you're looking for low-risk ways to integrate technology and harness the power of AI into your practice, try these products and see whether they help make your legal writing better.