The post explains the basics of building legal AI workflows: APIs connect tools, webhooks trigger actions, and MCP lets AI use external tools. Agents combine these with skills and legal playbooks to automate tasks such as contract review.

Elly Meenan argues that being able to build a legal AI workflow doesn’t automatically make it the best choice. Teams should weigh the full cost of maintenance, model dependency, oversight, training and support—not just subscription prices.