Private AI OfficeYou want AI on client files. You don't want client files in someone else's cloud.
What's Included
- A computer check for Windows and Mac with three memory tiers and a plain answer for 8 GB
- Step-by-step AnythingLLM Desktop install, with one Apache 2.0 Qwen model picked per tier
- Privacy switches, an offline proof test with a fill-in record, and disk encryption
- 65 legal prompts in five sets
- Ethics kit: ABA Formal Opinion 512 checklist, client AI disclosure letter and firm AI policy in Word
- Free updates
Requirements
- A Windows or Mac computer with 16 GB of memory or more
- The free AnythingLLM Desktop app (downloaded from its official source)
- An afternoon for the first setup
A 40-Page Contract, a Deadline, and a Rule You Will Not Break
You have a 40-page contract and a deadline, and you will not paste client documents into ChatGPT. The free local AI tools exist, but their setup screens assume you are a developer.
Private AI Office is the setup kit for solo and small law firms. You run the free AnythingLLM Desktop app with an open model on your own Windows or Mac computer, lock down its privacy settings, prove it works offline, then put 65 legal prompts and an ethics kit built around ABA Formal Opinion 512 to work. It is not legal advice and does not make any setup compliant.
Sound familiar
- “I want AI on this lease, but not on somebody else's server.”
- “I read Opinion 512 twice and still do not know what to tell clients.”
- “The local AI tutorials all start with a terminal window.”
- “Which model, which size, which settings? I bill hours, not research time.”
What's Inside
Eight Steps, One Afternoon
No terminal in the main setup. If you can install a program and drag a file into a window, you can follow it.
Check your computer
Windows or Mac, three memory tiers (16, 32 and 64 GB) and a plain answer if you have 8 GB.
Install
AnythingLLM Desktop, step by step, from the official download page.
Pick your model
One Apache 2.0 Qwen model already picked for each memory tier.
Privacy switches
Telemetry and web agents off, every setting pointed at your own machine.
Offline proof test
Wi-Fi off, three questions about a public test contract, and a fill-in record for your setup log.
Disk encryption
BitLocker on Windows or FileVault on Mac, so a lost laptop is not a lost client file.
65 legal prompts
Five sets: contracts, discovery, client letters, deposition prep and research memos.
When it breaks
A fix-it table for the setup problems people actually hit.
The Result
What Your Setup Log Says at the End of the Afternoon
AnythingLLM runs on your laptop with a model sized to your memory, telemetry and web agents off, and the disk encrypted. With the Wi-Fi off, it still answers three questions about a public test contract, and the result sits in your setup log. The 65 prompts are next.
Pick an Edition
Two Editions, One Listing
Both include the full download. Pro adds a human reading your setup screenshots and writing back by email. Never send client information. No calls.
02 · Pro
$197 one-time
Standard plus a written setup review by email, with a reply within 3 business days.
Limited to 5 per monthChoose Pro on GumroadThe Right Buyer
For you if
- You will not paste client documents into a cloud chatbot, but you want AI help reading them.
- You can install a normal program and drag a file into a window, and that is it.
- Your computer has 16 GB of memory or more, or you plan to buy one.
- You want a written firm AI policy and a client disclosure letter to start from.
Not for you if
- Your computer has 8 GB of memory. The kit says plainly that it is not enough for client work.
- You want a compliance certificate. Whether your setup meets your duties is your call and your state bar's.
- You need case law research or cloud-level reasoning. A local model does neither well.
Frequently Asked Questions
Does running AI locally make me compliant with ABA Formal Opinion 512?
No, and no kit can promise that. Keeping data on your machine removes one big risk: a vendor storing or reading client information. Wrong answers, fee rules, supervision and laptop theft are still on you. The checklist walks through the opinion rule by rule so you can decide. It is not legal advice.
Is a local model as good as ChatGPT or Claude?
No. It reads, summarizes, pulls out dates and parties, and drafts routine letters well. It is weaker at long, tricky reasoning, math and current law, and it can be wrong while sounding sure. Check every answer the way you would check a first-year associate's draft.
What computer do I need?
At least 16 GB of memory for the Starter tier. 32 GB on Apple silicon, or a 32 GB Windows PC with an NVIDIA card with 12 GB or more, runs a stronger model, and 64 GB runs the strongest one in the kit. 8 GB is not enough for client work.
Is any software included?
No. You download AnythingLLM Desktop and the model from their official sources, so you always get the current version. Both are free. The kit is the instructions, the settings, the prompts and the templates.
Do I need to be technical?
No terminal is used in the main setup. If you can install a normal program and drag a file into a window, you can follow it. The optional network check and the upgrade notes go further, and the kit says when to bring in an IT person.
Is there a version with a setup review?
Yes, Gumroad lists a Pro edition at $197. You email screenshots of your settings, your offline test record and your machine specs, never client information, and get a written review within 3 business days. Email only, no calls, 5 reviews per month.
One-Time Purchase
The Setup, the Prompts and the Ethics Kit, from $97
The app and the model are free. The kit is the part that takes a lawyer from download page to a tested, offline setup in one afternoon.
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