Extract from Frank Ramos’ article, “How Young Lawyers Can Build A Career That Outlasts The Next AI Update.”
Use AI where it helps, recognize where it fails, and help your colleagues understand the difference.
Knowing how to use AI is not a career plan. Neither is assuming you can build a career without learning it. For a young lawyer, the better approach is to develop two sets of skills at the same time: the skills that make you a good lawyer and the skills that help you use technology to do better work. One does not excuse neglecting the other. Together, they give you a better chance of doing more than keeping your job. They position you to earn trust, take on responsibility, and help shape how your firm practices.
You cannot guarantee yourself a job by mastering a particular platform. You can make yourself more valuable by learning the work, developing judgment, and helping the people around you use AI well. That is where I would focus if I were starting my career today.
