How a lawyer at OpenAI uses OpenAI at work Nicole Diaz, an associate general counsel at OpenAI, leverages AI tools like ChatGPT and Codex to automate and accelerate her legal compliance tasks. She has built custom ‘skills’ to simplify legal memos into employee-friendly policies and uses AI agents to triage and draft responses to employee emails regarding potential conflicts of interest. These tools help manage repetitive work, allowing her to focus on essential judgment, though she notes the output still requires review and refinement.

• Nicole Diaz, an associate general counsel at OpenAI, uses AI tools to simplify her legal compliance work.
• She has built custom tools with ChatGPT and Codex to convert dense legal memos into plain-English policies.
• AI agents help triage employee emails regarding conflicts of interest and draft responses.
• These tools automate repetitive tasks, allowing Diaz to focus on her legal judgment.
• Diaz reviews all AI-generated output and sends policies back for external approval.
• She is working on refining the AI’s tone to sound more like her own writing style.
• Learning to build AI tools at OpenAI occurs organically, often through peer sharing and experimentation. Continue reading https://www.businessinsider.com/how-openai-lawyer-nicole-diaz-uses-ai-for-legal-work-2026-6