Technology Could Replace Lawyers By 2030

According to a report by Jomati Consultants LLP, artificial intelligence and robotics will change the entire legal landscape in by 2030.  The founder of the British-based legal consulting firm, Tony Williams, says that law firms will see almost all of their process work handled by robots.  This will revolutionize the industry, “completely upending the traditional associate leverage model.”

Although the report heavily favors technology, not everyone is on board with the idea the legal structure can be automated.  Ken Chasse, a lawyer at Barrister & Solicitor for 48 years, wrote an independent report that says legal advice could not be mechanized, by nature. 

See Clay Gillespie, Legal Consulting Firm Believes Artificial Intelligence Could Replace Lawyers By 2030, Hacked, Jan. 2, 2015. 

Special thanks to Cale Cormier for bringing this article to my attention.