‘Future lawyers need to be versatile and willing to innovate’ — from legalcheek.com
Lawyers’ jobs will be different and new roles have and will continue to emerge, such as the legal technologist. I believe further momentum will come with the growth of future lawyers.
I would like to see AI support the people via perhaps a chatbot that can offer reliable and accurate guidance to support individuals and services to help mitigate the pain relating to basic but fundamental legal matters to fill this void. Issues such as homelessness, debt, asylum, slavery etc. would be examples of such areas to prioritise.
To Future-Proof Their Firms, Attorneys Must Embrace AI — from forbes.com by Daniel Farrar
Law firms that want to use AI-powered legal tech should first adopt the mindset that AI is there to supplement their attorneys’ roles, not replace those roles. They must come to view AI-driven legal tech as a means to complete their jobs more efficiently and better address their clients’ needs.
Generative AI and the future of the legal profession: LexisNexis UK report canvases in-house and law firm views — from legaltechnology.com by Caroline Hill
LexisNexis Legal & Professional (on 13 July) released a new report entitled “Generative AI and the future of the legal profession”, which highlights the at times surprising expectations of in-house counsel and law firms when it comes to generative AI adoption.
Forty nine percent of in-house counsel expect their law firms to be using generative AI in the next 12 months, including 11% who say they expect firms to be already using the technology. Only 8% didn’t want AI used on their work. In contrast, 24% of firms believe their clients would not want them to use AI.
The survey, conducted among 1,175 UK legal professionals from May to June 2023, finds 87% of legal professionals are aware of generative AI tools and of that group, 95% agree these tools will have an impact on the practice of law (38% said it will have a significant impact,11% said it will be transformative and 46% thought it would have “some impact”).
5 Considerations Before Starting With New Legal Tech — from jdsupra.com
Suddenly the most urgent in-house legal conversations centered on which new technology to install next. And while I’m glad to see more legal departments shift their mindsets, I still preach caution. Budgets are tight, change is difficult and selecting the right tool at the wrong moment can prove counterproductive.
So before starting the search for innovative or new legal tech, it’s always best to assess your readiness with a few quick criteria.