--- format: "aidr-story-markdown/v1" id: "00a42c9331cf0d4a703db2b0b300b7bb35fc2ac0b5634336a79f069210fb861c" canonical_url: "https://aidr.today/00a42c93?lang=en" title: "Building Legal Agents When You Can't See the Data - Jacob Lauritzen, CTO of Legora" lang: "en" requested_lang: "en" available_langs: ["en","vi"] translation_fallback: null fallback_fields: [] published_at: "2026-11-02T22:54:03.000Z" category: "Agents" topics: ["agent","llm"] source_urls: ["https://latent.space/p/building_legal_agents_when_you_can_t_see_the_data_-_jacob_lauritzen_cto_of_legora/","https://latent.space/p/building-ai-for-lawyers-jacob-lauritzen-cto-of-legora/"] summary: "Keyword matches words; semantic matches meaning and exact titles or names; hybrid combines both. In keyword mode, use quotation marks for exact phrases. Author matches published credits. Year applies to posts; wiki entries have no author or publication year. You can also use author:\"Ada\" or type:podcast in non-regex searches. Explore articles, conversations, and the wiki. Legora can’t read a single trace of what its agent does for a lawyer. The data belongs to the law firm’s clients. How do you build and test an agent when you can’t see its work? Jacob Lauritzen is the CTO of Legora, one of the fastest-growing companies... Legora can’t read a single trace of what its agent does for a lawyer. The data belongs to the law firm’s clients. How do you build and test an agent when you can’t see its work? Jacob Lauritzen is the CTO of Legora, one of the fastest-growing companies in legal tech history. The team started in a Stockholm basement with ChatGPT, Swedish law, and a search tool. Today, a lawyer can use Legora to draft and edit Word documents, review 10,000 contracts in a single table, or run due diligence. The agent also coordinates work between lawyers, clients, and other agents.…" --- # Building Legal Agents When You Can't See the Data \- Jacob Lauritzen, CTO of Legora > [Open the canonical story]() **Published:** 2026-11-02T22:54:03.000Z **Category:** Agents **Topics:** agent, llm ## Summary Keyword matches words; semantic matches meaning and exact titles or names; hybrid combines both\. In keyword mode, use quotation marks for exact phrases\. Author matches published credits\. Year applies to posts; wiki entries have no author or publication year\. You can also use author:"Ada" or type:podcast in non\-regex searches\. Explore articles, conversations, and the wiki\. Legora can’t read a single trace of what its agent does for a lawyer\. The data belongs to the law firm’s clients\. How do you build and test an agent when you can’t see its work? Jacob Lauritzen is the CTO of Legora, one of the fastest\-growing companies\.\.\. Legora can’t read a single trace of what its agent does for a lawyer\. The data belongs to the law firm’s clients\. How do you build and test an agent when you can’t see its work? Jacob Lauritzen is the CTO of Legora, one of the fastest\-growing companies in legal tech history\. The team started in a Stockholm basement with ChatGPT, Swedish law, and a search tool\. Today, a lawyer can use Legora to draft and edit Word documents, review 10,000 contracts in a single table, or run due diligence\. The agent also coordinates work between lawyers, clients, and other agents\.… ## Sources - [Story source]() - [Story source]()