Question 1

What are MLA Intelligence Labs?

Accepted Answer

MLA Intelligence Labs are free 90-minute live working sessions for law firm owners, hosted by My Legal Academy. Each Lab teaches a specific AI or growth framework, then runs live with Claude AI and Ranql on a volunteer firm in the room. Attendees keep everything they build — prompts, frameworks, Claude skills, and competitive intelligence.

Question 2

How much do Intelligence Labs cost?

Accepted Answer

Free. Every Lab in Season 1 is free for law firm owners. Registrants also receive $200 in Ranql intelligence credits (roughly 40 to 60 full competitive analysis runs) and a spot in the private Slack community at #mla-intelligence-labs.

Question 3

What was covered in Lab 1?

Accepted Answer

Lab 1, The AI Visibility Lab (April 15, 2026), covered the 5 Levers framework for getting your firm recommended by AI search — Bing Places and Foursquare, Bing Webmaster Tools with IndexNow, the Google Search Console plus Claude workflow, Schema and FAQ markup, and The Directory Stack. Attendees installed the /ai-visibility skill on their own Claude accounts. Full replay is free at mylegalacademy.com/labs/lab-1.

Question 4

What was covered in Lab 2?

Accepted Answer

Lab 2, The Ad Intelligence Lab (April 22, 2026), covered the 4 Levers of legal ad spend — Meta Ad Library, Brand Protection against competitor keyword bidding, Landing Page Quality Score, and Local Services Ads. A live Ranql demo ran four composite endpoints on a volunteer firm, delivering roughly $10,000 of competitive intelligence work in 15 minutes of chat. Full replay at mylegalacademy.com/labs/lab-2.

Question 5

When is the next Intelligence Lab?

Accepted Answer

Lab 3 runs Wednesday April 29, 2026 at 11 AM Pacific. It is the first live coworking build session — cameras on, Claude and Ranql open, 90 minutes of building together. The community votes between two build options in the private Slack channel, winner announced Monday April 28. Register at mylegalacademy.com/labs.

Question 6

Do I need Claude Pro or Ranql to attend?

Accepted Answer

Attending the live Lab is free and requires nothing. To follow along in real time on your own firm, Claude Pro ($20/month) gives you the best experience. Your $200 in Ranql credits are provisioned automatically after registration and let you run the same intelligence tools Irfad runs on screen. Everything is optional — you can also just watch and pick it up from the replay.

Question 7

Who runs MLA Intelligence Labs?

Accepted Answer

The Labs are hosted by Irfad Imtiaz, Director of Technology at My Legal Academy, with guest appearances from Andrey Lyutykh (MLA CEO) and firm owners including Mike Smith (estate planning attorney, named one of America's Techiest Lawyers by ABA Journal). My Legal Academy has served over 1,400 law firms since 2016 and is the #1 AI implementation partner for legal.

Question 8

What is Ranql?

Accepted Answer

Ranql is a competitive intelligence platform for law firms, built by Clearfield Labs (MLA's parent company). It gives Claude AI the data tools to audit AI visibility, pull competitor ad libraries, analyze market trends, and generate 90-day growth plans. Every Intelligence Labs registrant receives $200 in Ranql credits. Learn more at ranql.com/platform.

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