
Extract from Cat Casey’s article “How to Survive the Robot Lawyer Takeover”
Generative AI didn’t just knock on the legal profession’s door…it kicked it down, rolled in with ChatGPT, and started drafting contracts before anyone could say “objection.”
The robot lawyers are here. The question isn’t if they’ll change legal. It’s how fast, how deep—and how you plan to ride the wave instead of getting washed out.
Generative AI tools like Chat GPT have been trending like crazy since the end of 2022. There is a ton of hype, but much like the internet in the 2000’s there is also substance to back it up. Generative AI and AI broadly speaking is transforming the practice of law, and there is no going back!
Simply put, the Robot Lawyers are here, now what?!
Should Lawyers be Afraid, Very afraid?
Is there a future where AmLaw Partners are holding signs along Broadway in threadbare Brooks Brothers suits holding signs saying: “will litigate for food.”