I think the Legal Profession is the low-hanging fruit for systems like ChatGPT. Paralegals will be hit the hardest, being virtually eliminated or transformed into “AI herders”, with a requisite tech background. Attorneys will be able to prep more letters/cases/pleadings more rapidly, leading to a slow darwinistic downsizing of their profession. Probably the first ones who blink and lower their rates will be the survivors.
How is this any different from just re-using a bunch of template letters? If I was a lawyer I would be worried that the AI doesn't say something just right, potentially opening up contract loopholes. I would expect that you would need to proofread/audit everything anyways, which is the real time killer.
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I think the Legal Profession is the low-hanging fruit for systems like ChatGPT. Paralegals will be hit the hardest, being virtually eliminated or transformed into “AI herders”, with a requisite tech background. Attorneys will be able to prep more letters/cases/pleadings more rapidly, leading to a slow darwinistic downsizing of their profession. Probably the first ones who blink and lower their rates will be the survivors.
How is this any different from just re-using a bunch of template letters? If I was a lawyer I would be worried that the AI doesn't say something just right, potentially opening up contract loopholes. I would expect that you would need to proofread/audit everything anyways, which is the real time killer.
Would a lawyer sign something they didn't read?
“ChatGPT, form a legal defense against _____ referencing all cases containing keywords _____, ______, and ______”
Nobody has to search lexis/nexis and form a theory of defense. Lawyer of course proofs the output.