How Lance Unglesby Reclaimed 99% of His Litigation Prep Time — Without Sacrificing Quality
A Baton Rouge trial attorney. A complex arbitration dispute. 80,000+ documents. Here's how NexLaw turned weeks of work into minutes.
The Profile:
- Client: Lance Unglesby
- Role: Founding Partner, Unglesby & Macy Trial Lawyers (Baton Rouge Office)
- Jurisdiction: Louisiana, USA
- Focus: High-Stakes Civil Litigation and Contingency Fee Practice
Lance took on a consumer contract dispute requiring a full challenge to an arbitration clause under Louisiana law. The matter involved 80,000+ pages of contracts, correspondence, and discovery plus deep legal research spanning Louisiana Civil Code Articles 1948–1950, the Federal Arbitration Act, and Fifth Circuit precedents.
Under a traditional workflow, this type of matter would consume an entire week of attorney time before a single argument was drafted.
Traditional time breakdown:
A note on the financial numbers: Lance’s practice is built on contingency fees — personal injury, mass torts, class actions. In this model, time saved is not lost billable revenue; it’s reduced overhead in every case. NexLaw allows his firm to take on more complex matters without adding associates or paralegals, improving profit margins per case while keeping client costs accessible. The $25,000+ figure reflects that overhead reduction, not foregone billing.
The Solution: Integrating NexLaw as a Structured System for Chronology, Research, and Case Preparation
Lance used three NexLaw tools in sequence, each handling a different layer of the case.
Lance uploaded all case documents into ChronoVault — a process that took approximately 1–2 minutes. ChronoVault extracted key dates, parties, and events, producing a sourced, interactive chronology ready for mediation or trial. Traditionally, this process takes 10–30 hours of manual document review.
Legal Research on Three Core Issues with Deep Research completed in approximately 3 minutes. He ran three targeted queries: vitiated consent under Louisiana Civil Code, attorney–client disclosure duties, and Fifth Circuit delegation clause analysis. Each returned a citation-rich memo with paragraph-level pinpoint citations, verified against live case law. Traditionally, this takes 20–30 hours.
Argument Construction & Risk Assessment with CasePrep. In about 4–5 minutes of active review, CasePrep generated a full argument on lack of mutuality, including a neutral risk assessment flagging potential weaknesses. Both the advocacy argument and the counterargument perspective were delivered in a single output. Traditionally, this takes 15–20 hours of drafting.
Attorney Review & Refinement. As a final step Lance then spent a few additional minutes reviewing all outputs, verifying key citations, adding case-specific context, strategic emphasis, and his own voice. This human layer is essential — and always the final step.
Trust & Accuracy — The Questions Every Attorney is Asking
Every attorney reading “99% time savings” is immediately asking two things: Are the citations real? And is my client’s data safe?
On hallucinations: NexLaw’s Deep Research pulls directly from verified legal databases with paragraph-level citations. Lance observed 100% citation accuracy throughout this matter — and still spot-checks every key case, as every attorney should. Verification remains a professional responsibility regardless of the tool used.
On data security: NexLaw is SOC 2 Type II certified, HIPAA compliant, and GDPR compliant. All client files are encrypted with AES-256. Client data is never used to train AI models, and enterprise users have a zero data retention policy. Attorney-client privilege is protected throughout the workflow.
On attorney oversight: AI handles structure, research, and initial drafts. The attorney adds judgment, strategy, and client narrative. NexLaw is a force multiplier — the attorney is always the final decision-maker on everything that gets filed or submitted.
“Preparation is the key to winning, but the manual labor used to be exhausting. NexLaw transformed our workflow, turning 50 hours of research into 10 minutes of active strategy. It’s not just a tool; it’s a fundamental shift in how we practice law.”
Lance Unglesby
Partner/Trial Attorney
Unglesby & Macy Trial Lawyers
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