Why Lawyers and Accountants Can't Just Use ChatGPT With Client Data

Tue, 07 Jul 2026 00:00:00 +0000

The AI productivity argument is now compelling enough that most professional services firms have stopped arguing against it. The question has shifted from “should we use AI” to “how do we use it without creating a problem.”

The answer a lot of firms have landed on is: carefully. Use ChatGPT, but don’t put anything sensitive in. Use it for drafts, not for real files. Use the enterprise version — that one’s supposed to be fine.

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Why Lawyers and Accountants Can't Just Use ChatGPT With Client Data