Will Lawyers be Replaced by Robots?
Overview
The legal world is changing rapidly, and becoming more tech-heavy with each passing day. Those wanting a future in the legal world face in a perilous decision. Will they adapt? Or be brushed aside by almighty Artificial Intelligence? What will the lawyers of the future look like? This article considers the longer arc of law and technology, and answers this question by giving two big recommendations to anyone scanning the horizon for the future of law.*[1]
Guidance
How important is legal technology, really?
As we watch technology and AI become increasingly more powerful, many working professionals could be forgiven for asking themselves a terrifying question: “is a robot going to take my job?”. Let’s be candid for a second – the legal industry is no exception to this.
Whilst law has historically been slow moving to innovate and adopt new technologies, the pace of technological acceleration is rapidly increasing. Now, even the conventionally slow legal industry is being forced to catch up.
Change is happening fast.