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„I don’t write because I have all the answers – but to stay curious.“
About the Writer
ai–legalinsight is the platform I wish I’d had right after my first state exam — the one I’d have wanted to find when I felt most unsure about where I was heading.
Back then, I was uncertain. I didn’t know what the next step should be, and I could barely recognise myself in the person who had once been so determined to become a lawyer. At the same time, the conversation around artificial intelligence was getting louder and more relevant by the day. I had no technical background and, honestly, no real interest in it either. But one thing became clear to me: a great deal is about to change for us lawyers in the coming years and I had the chance, right now, to position myself for it. So I started digging in.
My first idea was practical. While I waited for my written exam results before the oral exam, I applied to consulting firms specialising in the integration of AI models and digitalisation. Because I wanted to start my legal traineeship right away, I had very little time and didn’t find the right role. But the consistently encouraging responses convinced me to keep at it.
Along the way I kept noticing the same thing: almost all of these companies run a blog. Yet for someone without any prior knowledge, the posts were hard to follow. That gap is exactly where the idea for ai–legalinsight came from.
„My audience was always myself – it was never about reach, but about documenting my own learning curve.“
My aim was, and still is, to work my way into a topic deeply enough that I genuinely understand it and can summarise it in a single post. AI tools help me along the way – but the goal is always to learn something myself. I still don’t follow a content strategy: I write about what interests me, or chase down a question I happen to be sitting with.
Over time I fell more and more in love with the Legal Tech world. Through a friend I learned about the LL.M. in Legal Informatics at the University of Passau — and enrolled without much hesitation. In November 2025, while looking for a traineeship placement, I stumbled across the Legal Tech Lab Cologne and became a member there too. In the Lab I met so many brilliant people who had consciously chosen against the purely traditional legal path. Those conversations reinforced my conviction that the road I’m on is exactly the right one for me.
„I’d rather understand the change than be swept away by it.“
Looking back, I wish I’d known after my first exam that this field – with all its facets and possibilities – even existed. That’s exactly why I keep writing: to show others, whether students, trainees, or anyone unsure they’re on the right path, that there’s a future shaped by technology worth exploring. My goal is to make complex developments in AI and digital law more understandable, practical, and thought-provoking – while sharing the perspective of a young legal professional navigating this transformation in real time.
Whether you’re here for AI, Legal Tech, privacy, or innovation, I’m glad you’re here.
A BIT OF BACKGROUND
A trainee lawyer learning in public – at the intersection of legal practice, emerging technology, and the questions neither side has fully answered yet.
1 Rechtsreferendarin — a German trainee lawyer with a strong interest in AI and innovation.
2 Pursuing an LL.M. in Legal Informatics, focused on the intersection of law and technology.
3 Member of the Legal Tech Lab Cologne since November 2025, one of Germany’s leading Legal Tech communities.
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