AI you can explain to your client.
Draft, summarise, compare and translate in a chat whose AI inference runs on infrastructure inside the European Union. Client data is never used for training, and every party in the chain is named on a public list.
Inference
European Union
Every prompt and answer is processed on infrastructure inside the EU, by a European company.
Training
Never
Client data in your prompts is not used to train or improve any model.
Extra colleague
€10
a month excl. VAT, 53% less than ChatGPT Business.
What EU inference does and does not solve.
Your duty of confidentiality covers every tool a client file passes through. So here is the honest split.
The layer that reads your text, the model, runs inside the European Union at a European company. That keeps the content of your prompts away from US and Chinese providers. It does not put the whole service beyond foreign law: three parties in our chain have a US parent, and region is not jurisdiction. The CLOUD Act explainer sets out why that matters.
- True: All AI inference runs on infrastructure inside the European Union.
- True: Prompts and answers never go to the United States or China.
- True: Client data is not used to train models.
- True: The inference layer sees the text, not who you are or what you pay. Who sees what.
- Not true: “No data leaves the EU.” Hosting, database and payments run through companies with a US parent. They are named on the subprocessor list.
- Not true: “CLOUD Act free.” A US parent falls under the CLOUD Act, so we do not claim it.
The work that eats your hours.
The chat does the writing and reading around a case. The legal judgment stays with you.
Draft letters and memos
Give it the facts and the tone, and get a first draft of a client letter, a memo or a notice of default to edit.
Summarise case files
Paste a long file and get the chronology, the parties and the open questions. The Long context tier reads a whole case file in one prompt.
Compare contracts
Put two versions side by side and see which clauses changed, what was added and what went missing.
Translate correspondence
Translate letters and emails between EU languages, and have it flag the terms that need a lawyer's eye.
Explain it to the client
Turn a technical legal position into plain language your client can follow, in their own language.
Prepare a meeting
List the questions to ask, the documents to request and the points the other side is likely to raise.
A language model is not a source.
Models write with conviction and are sometimes wrong. That is true of every model, ours included.
- Check every citation. Models can invent case law, article numbers and quotes that look real. Find each one in the official source before it goes anywhere.
- Check that the law is current and from the right country. A model can mix up jurisdictions or rely on a rule that has since changed.
- Share only what the task needs. Leave out names and identifying details when the question works without them.
- Follow your bar's rules. Your bar association or law society may have guidance on AI tools and client consent. It comes before anything on this page.
- You stay responsible. The output is a draft for a lawyer to review, never advice to send unread.
Not legal advice
Union AI and ChatGPT, on the points a firm asks about.
The comparison is with ChatGPT Business, the plan a firm would buy. Terms change, so check the current ones before you decide.
| Question | Union AI | ChatGPT Business |
|---|---|---|
| Who runs the model | Scaleway, a European company, inside the EU | OpenAI, a US company |
| Where prompts are processed | Inside the European Union | EU data residency only for eligible Enterprise, Edu and API customers |
| US CLOUD Act | The company running the model is not American; three parties in our chain have a US parent | Applies: OpenAI is a US company |
| Training on your data | Never | Not by default on business plans |
| Data processing agreement | Yes, for business customers (DPA) | Yes, for business plans |
| Models | Open-weight, named per tier on AI transparency | Proprietary |
| Each extra person | €10 a month | $25 a month |
ChatGPT Business: list price per user per month, billed monthly, excluding VAT, from OpenAI's pricing page, checked on 2026-09-22. Our prices exclude VAT too. The full comparison is on pricing.
What your compliance file needs.
Everything below is public. Link to it in your own records.
What lawyers ask us.
Short answers. The documents above have the long ones.
Can lawyers use ChatGPT or other AI with client data?
It depends on your bar's rules, your engagement letters and the tool. Most guidance asks for a processing agreement, a commitment not to train on your data and a clear view of who can access it. Read your own bar's guidance first: it comes before any vendor's page, this one included.
Does using AI breach professional secrecy or legal privilege?
Not in itself. The risk sits in sharing client information with a party that can read it or can be forced to hand it over. That is why it matters who runs the model and under which law, and why we publish every party in our chain on the subprocessor list.
Is Union AI trained on my clients' data?
No. The content of prompts and answers is never used to train or improve models. It is not sold or shared with third parties for their own purposes either.
Does the US CLOUD Act apply to Union AI?
The company that runs the model, Scaleway, is European, not American. Our hosting, database and payment providers do have a US parent, and the CLOUD Act can reach those, so we do not claim to be CLOUD Act free. The subprocessor list names all three.
Can AI invent case law or citations?
Yes. Language models can produce case names, article numbers and quotes that look real and do not exist. Treat every citation as unverified until you have found it in the official source.
Does my firm get a data processing agreement?
Yes. Business customers get a data processing agreement under article 28 of the GDPR. The summary is on our DPA page; email hello@europeanailab.eu for the version to sign.
What does Union AI cost for a law firm?
The chat is €13 a month excluding VAT, and every colleague you add is €10 a month on the same invoice. You can cancel at any time from your account.
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Use AI without sending your data abroad, everything on European servers, at a European price.
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