
Most solo and small firm litigators walk into a hearing having only argued their case with themselves. No moot, no devil’s advocate, no one in the room willing to say, “That’s your weakest point, here’s why.”
In a bigger firm, that’s a colleague down the hall. In a solo practice or small firm, it might be … nobody.
In this episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech,” litigator Luis Vargas Rivera joins host Jared Correia to discuss how he built a workaround.
Finding Your Argument’s Weak Spot
A Claude skill is a set of instructions you give the AI once, so it repeats the same process every time you mention a specific phrase or hand it a specific type of document.
Vargas Rivera’s skill, which he calls Adversarial Review, tells Claude exactly how to behave when he asks it to test the arguments in a motion or complaint
Competing for Your Audience
Who else is already reaching your audience, and how likely is your message to cut through?
Marketing toward other lawyers who can become referral sources is often more effective and cheaper than targeting high-demand keywords like “personal injury,” Vargas Rivera says.
For the Full Conversation
Curious to learn more? Check out this episode below
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Most solo and small firm litigators walk into a hearing having only argued their case with themselves. No moot, no devil’s advocate, no one in the room willing to say, “That’s your weakest point, here’s why.”
In a bigger firm, that’s a colleague down the hall. In a solo practice or small firm, it might be … nobody.
In this episode of “Adventures in Legal Tech,” litigator Luis Vargas Rivera joins host Jared Correia to discuss how he built a workaround.
Finding Your Argument’s Weak Spot
A Claude skill is a set of instructions you give the AI once, so it repeats the same process every time you mention a specific phrase or hand it a specific type of document.
Vargas Rivera’s skill, which he calls Adversarial Review, tells Claude exactly how to behave when he asks it to test the arguments in a motion or complaint
Competing for Your Audience
Who else is already reaching your audience, and how likely is your message to cut through?
Marketing toward other lawyers who can become referral sources is often more effective and cheaper than targeting high-demand keywords like “personal injury,” Vargas Rivera says.
For the Full Conversation
Curious to learn more? Check out this episode below

