With great power comes great responsibility—and application programming interfaces (APIs) are a masterful example of the Spider-Man bromide. To be sure, the increasing number of plug-ins that every company from Slack to GIPHY to OpenAI have pushed out provide a significant level of ease for organizations seeking to integrate with various technologies. But recent APIs also come with new headaches and opportunities for attorneys and legal tech vendors alike. Above, we look at five ways APIs are affecting the legal industry.