Credit: aniqpixel/Adobe Stock An Optimistic View of AI's Potential Impact on the Legal Profession
"The legal profession is demanding, often resulting in high stress and an imbalance between work and personal life. By automating routine and time-consuming tasks, AI can help to lessen workload and associated pressures."
June 30, 2023 at 04:05 PM
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In the late 1970s, legal research databases like Westlaw and LexisNexis hit the market, and with their emergence came a flurry of predictions about the de-skilling of the legal profession. Pundits speculated that reliance on these technologies might lead to a decrease in critical thinking skills among lawyers, not to mention a big reduction in their capacity to bill hours.
As the internet age dawned, this discourse gained momentum. The easy availability of legal information online spurred fears of the "commoditization" of legal services. As legal information became more accessible, the argument went, the need for lawyers might shrink. Individuals and businesses, it was surmised, could access legal information and conduct basic legal tasks on their own.
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