AI: soothing stress in the legal sector

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Source: LexisNexis

“The amount of time that generative AI is going to save both in-house and private practice legal professionals means that so much more time can be spent on tasks that are more complex and stimulating,” said Bradley Collins, Co-Founder and CEO, LegalTechTalk.

The LexisNexis September 2024 survey found that 82% of lawyers now use, or plan to use, AI for work, with in-house teams leading this revolution at 89%.

Their latest survey revealed:

  • The number of lawyers using AI has jumped to 41%, up from 11% in July 2023
  • Those with no AI plans have plummeted from 61% to 15% over the same time period
  • Only one in five lawyers believe AI will not improve their work-life balance.

With the increasing adoption of this technology, the number of lawyers who believe AI will help them deliver work faster has dramatically risen to 71% in September 2024. Other top benefits were a better client experience (54%) and a competitive advantage (53%).

The LexisNexis September 2024 survey revealed the top three challenges over the next 12 months in the workplace as being:

  • Attracting and retaining good lawyers (43%)
  • Keeping pace with new technology (41%)
  • Cybersecurity (40%)

Unfortunately, this means declining internal resources, rising client expectations, and widespread disruption for most.

Yet with AI’s promising rise in popularity, the winds could quickly change.

Read the full article: https://www.lexisnexis.co.uk/insights/ai-soothing-stress-in-the-legal-sector/index.html

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