About 20 years ago, I spoke at a State Bar of Texas seminar on blogging. At the time, I asked the audience members to raise their hands if they used blogs as a legal research tool. Out of an audience of at least 200 people, about a dozen raised their hands. Of course, many more lawyers now follow blogs to keep up with legal issues, but I sense that younger lawyers drive most of that increase. Most of the lawyers at that seminar in 2007 probably did not change. I think Susskind's comments about the legal profession and AI are spot on. Lawyers who fail to learn about AI will become obsolete, while lawyers who embrace AI will survive and likely thrive. Older lawyers who are willing to adapt can be in that latter group. But commitment to adaptation is necessary.
That’s a nice point of comparison. Most humans avoid change unless they crave some perceived personal benefit. And lawyers are just one type of human. 😏
About 20 years ago, I spoke at a State Bar of Texas seminar on blogging. At the time, I asked the audience members to raise their hands if they used blogs as a legal research tool. Out of an audience of at least 200 people, about a dozen raised their hands. Of course, many more lawyers now follow blogs to keep up with legal issues, but I sense that younger lawyers drive most of that increase. Most of the lawyers at that seminar in 2007 probably did not change. I think Susskind's comments about the legal profession and AI are spot on. Lawyers who fail to learn about AI will become obsolete, while lawyers who embrace AI will survive and likely thrive. Older lawyers who are willing to adapt can be in that latter group. But commitment to adaptation is necessary.
That’s a nice point of comparison. Most humans avoid change unless they crave some perceived personal benefit. And lawyers are just one type of human. 😏