Abstract
Artificial intelligence (AI) will redefine the legal profession, changing and evolving the role lawyers perform. New types of work will be available, including symbiotic new specialisms using a perfect blend of human expertise focusing on complex high-level advisory work supported by technology and its affordances. This chapter will explore how AI is already supporting the profession and what the future holds for our further collaboration, questioning the requisite set of skills, tools and assets needed to thrive in the changing legal world. It will also include an ethical exploration of the extent AI decision-making can impact our professional responsibilities and legal ethics and question the need to realign the fundamental tenets of professional ethics for law practice. AI will most certainly be at the forefront of how the legal evolves over the next 50 years.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Digital Lawyering Technology and Legal Practice in the 21st Century |
| Publisher | Routledge |
| Chapter | 7 |
| Number of pages | 33 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9780429298219 |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Nov 2021 |