In a profession built on precedent, Laina Chan is charting new ground. A seasoned barrister with over two decades of courtroom experience, Chan is now transforming legal practice with MiAI Law, a platform that redefines how lawyers access and apply legal knowledge.
Unlike generic AI tools that offer surface-level summaries, MiAI Law embeds Chan’s own legal reasoning into coded algorithms. The platform doesn’t just pull results; it dissects cases by extracting facts, reasoning, outcomes, and the rules that define them. For lawyers, this means no more sifting through hundreds of irrelevant search results. Instead, they receive focused, evidence-based research that can stand up in both boardrooms and courtrooms.
For Chan, the mission is clear: to eliminate the “grunt work” of legal research while preserving the critical role of human judgment. “MiAI Law gets you to the starting line much faster,” she explains. “But it’s still the lawyer who applies strategy, experience, and interpretation to decide the outcome.”
That balance of efficiency and depth is what Chan calls “legal triage.” By identifying the right cases and principles at the outset, lawyers can set strategy early, avoid costly missteps, and approach litigation from a position of strength. In one instance, MiAI Law even surfaced a High Court ruling from 1906, an authority so obscure no human researcher would have uncovered it within reasonable time.
The platform’s contract review feature is equally powerful. By analyzing agreements for hidden risks and ambiguities, MiAI Law acts as a second set of expert eyes. Recently, while reviewing user agreements for beta testers, the system flagged inconsistencies in defined terms, minor drafting issues that could have created major disputes down the line.
At its core, MiAI Law is guided by a principle Chan values deeply: excellence through authenticity. The system works from first principles, drawing directly from primary law instead of relying on secondary commentary. It’s this foundation that has impressed some of the most respected figures in law, including former High Court Justice Michael Kirby, who praised the platform’s accuracy after reviewing his own judgments within it.
For Chan, MiAI Law is not about replacing lawyers but empowering them. “AI doesn’t understand. It mimics,” she notes. “That’s why the human will always be essential. What MiAI Law does is ensure that lawyers start with clarity and evidence they can trust.”
With MiAI Law, Laina Chan is building more than a legal research tool. She’s building a future where lawyers move faster, argue smarter, and operate on a foundation of transparency and verifiability. In a field where precision is everything, her vision is nothing short of revolutionary.
To learn more about MiAI Law and request beta access, visit www.miai.law.
