AI is Like Ozempic: How the Shame of Using AI in Law Practice Mirrors Anxieties About Drug-Aided Weight Loss

Where I explore why high-performing lawyers whisper about their AI use and what our technological shame reveals about authenticity

At a legal tech conference in San Francisco, I overheard two lawyers’ conversation: "Between you and me, I’ve cut my brief-writing time in half using Claude." The other nodded, then added with a conspiratorial whisper and a wink: “My senior partner just thinks I'm a quick editor."

It reminded me of another conversation, at a friend's birthday party in L…