envisioning the ai-enabled legal team of the...

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