
Extract from DISCO’s article “How to Use Generative AI for Document Review”
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is, unquestionably, sweeping the legal profession to the brink of unprecedented technological and regulatory transformation.
According to a 2024 poll conducted by DISCO and The Cowen Group, more than 80% of legal professionals believe that document review would be heavily and immediately impacted by the introduction of GenAI into legal processes.
The good news is – while the benefits of adopting this technology are potentially profound, the learning curve for you, the legal practitioner, doesn’t need to be steep. Using generative AI for document review is about leveraging the skills you already have in a new context.
Why use generative AI for document review?
As the channels we use for communication have grown more technical and complex, so has discovery. The complexity stems not only from the proliferation of various communication methods, but also from the challenges of traditional document review.