Academy

106·Intermediate·75 min

Building Playbooks in GC AI

This live training teaches legal professionals how to create contract-review playbooks in GC AI. Attendees work with actual source materials and develop a systematic approach for building playbooks that deliver precise, usable results.

Who it’s for: legal teams implementing contract review automation; in-house counsel seeking AI competency.

Includes: interactive live session, lifetime replay + materials, private peer community, completion certificate, and a 14-day free GC AI pilot with usage metrics and analyses.

4.6(46 reviews)Last updated Aug 5, 2026

What you'll learn

  • Anatomy of a playbook: how descriptions, guides, checks, and positions work together
  • Source material strategy: which documents to include and their specific roles
  • Framing fallbacks: writing fallback positions so GC AI identifies the strongest reasonable contract position
  • Review and refine: using Review Mode to identify ambiguities and contradictions
  • Common fixes: solutions for heavy markup, premature fallbacks, or missing context

Your instructors

Phil Lamothe
Solutions Attorney

Phil is a Solutions Attorney who helps legal professionals harness the power of AI to work more efficiently and strategically. Drawing on his experience as a former General Counsel, he brings practical insights into how in-house teams can integrate AI to enhance their legal workflows.

Alessandra Colaci
Director of Academy and Community at GC AI

Alessandra Colaci is the Director of Academy and Community at GC AI, where she leads legal AI education, events, and our community of legal professionals adopting AI. She brings 15+ years of experience in technology and AI adoption, having spent recent years focused on closing the gap between what AI tools can do and how teams actually use them.

Rebecca Michael
Solutions Attorney

Rebecca is a Solutions Attorney at GC AI, helping lawyers harness AI to elevate their practice. With 8+ years across Big Law and in-house roles, she has advised businesses in highly regulated environments on compliance and transactional matters. Her practice has particular depth in leveraged finance, private credit, and regulatory compliance. She also led AI-driven process work for her legal team.

Reviews

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Vaishnavi B.Cohort 15 · July 29, 2026
5.0

Really enjoyed the class. Sorry the presenters got interrupted by so many questions!

Anthony F.Cohort 1 · February 20, 2026
5.0

Material covered was very useful. The agenda was well thought out and built upon the previous sections. Questions were fully responded to.

Frances W.Cohort 1 · February 20, 2026
5.0

The class was great and informative! I love that questions are encouraged and answered throughout the class. Awesome training. Thank you.

Jacqueline V.Cohort 1 · February 20, 2026
5.0

This was perfect for me as we are just starting to build our own playbooks.

Julie S.Cohort 1 · February 20, 2026
5.0

Very useful for understanding the playbook creation process.

Will J.Cohort 1 · February 20, 2026
5.0

very insightful and easy to follow, this class made AI prompting more practical and easier to understand for real-world use

HIKMAH W.Cohort 2 · March 12, 2026
5.0

Excellent class! Very applicable to daily legal operations.

Steward C.Cohort 2 · March 12, 2026
4.5

Very useful.

Hana K.Cohort 4 · March 25, 2026
4.0

The GC AI classes are terrific to get an experience of their tool. They provide examples of what it does and are clear about what it doesn’t do as well as tips for how to get the most out of it.

Kristan L.Cohort 4 · March 25, 2026

Resources

Building Playbooks — Slide Deck
PDF · 1.1 MB