Envisioning the AI-Enabled Legal Team of the FutureSally Gonzalez: Senior Consultant – Fireman & CompanyJeffrey Brandt: Chief Information Officer – Jackson Kelly
What is AI?
• “The science and engineering of making intelligent machines.” John McCarthy, coined term AI.
• “The theory and development of computer systems able to perform tasks that normally require human intelligence.” Deloitte, Demystifying Artificial Intelligence, 2014
What is AI?
Point Solutions vs. Platforms --Impact on Lawyers
Source: Neota Logic
Legal AI Point Solutions - 2015
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AI Platforms
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The Perfect Trifecta is Near
Actionable Information
Big Data
Data Analytics
AI
Behind the Hype, this is the real transformation looming.
Which Fee Earners Might AI Replace?
Source: Altman Weil, Law Firms in Transition Surveys, 2011 and 2015
Which Legal Tasks Will AI Impact Most?
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Source: “Can Robots be Lawyers?” Remus and Levy, SSRN, November 2016
So: What Does the AI-Enabled Legal Team Look Like Today?
• Knowledge Automation (Expert Systems, NeotaLogic)• eDiscovery (Predictive Coding)• Due Diligence (Kira)• Contract Analysis• Predictive Analytics• Legal Research (Lexis Ubiq, Fastcase, Ross)
What Might the AI-Enabled Legal Team of the Future Look Like?
• More legal tasks performed with easier to use AI technology (voice enabled)
• Partners performing more work independently
• Fewer of today’s faces• Paralegals• Associates (primarily those needed to fill future partner ranks)• Commodity / service practitioners (AI will replace some)
• New faces at the table, many with legal training• Data analysts / data scientists• Process improvement specialists• Expert system architects
What Might the Lawyer AI Skill Set of the Future Look Like?
• Higher competence with technology / AI tools and services • Engineer / maintain expert systems (Neota Logic graduates)• Train AI systems• Interpret data analytics and AI results• Review / validate work performed by AI tools to satisfy
legal ethical requirements
Seats at the table - Today
Seats at the table - Tomorrow
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