Extract from Celia O’Brien’s article “New Frontiers: AI Visionaries Imagine the Near Future of AI for Legal”
The legal realm is intensely interested in AI. Aren’t we? Conversations, articles, and LinkedIn feeds everywhere have become nonstop sources of AI opinions, hot takes, tips, and tricks. You’ll discover sentiments across the whole spectrum, from fervent concern to diehard advocacy (and plenty of lukewarm in-betweeners), but it’s the sheer amount of dialogue that clues us into something big happening here.
This is a technology that has already—and will continue to—redefine human capabilities, evolve entire industries, and, let’s be honest, solve a lot of problems. We’re on a new frontier, which means now is probably a good time to think proactively about your relationship with AI. To, at the very least, be curious and do your research. And at most, if you’re ready? To begin wrangling it.
The Big Shift
So, the pages of our legal story are flipping, and the times they are a-changin’. How do we navigate this kind of change? We look to those ahead of us on the trail.
This past month, Relativity announced the 2025 cohort of AI Visionaries, an annual list honoring a unique group of innovators, pioneers, and legal professionals tending to the future of AI in legal. These 24 leaders have gotten their hands dirty exploring new areas of understanding and nurturing this technology. Naturally, they offer well-informed perspectives on the shift toward AI.
