Extract from Frank Ramos’ article, “Making Yourself AI-Proof.”
Developing the judgment to evaluate AI.
In a recent conversation about hiring, someone told me they wanted a lawyer who could use AI and judge the work it produced. I understood the concern. An experienced lawyer could learn the tool and draw on years of practice to check its answers. A new lawyer might be comfortable with AI but still need help deciding whether the work was right.
Suppose I can teach someone to use AI faster than I can teach someone to practice law; that affects whom I hire. Some AI drafts I have reviewed are comparable to work I would expect from a first- or second-year associate. A senior lawyer knows where to look for weak arguments and unsupported assumptions, and what needs to change before the draft goes to a client.
