How Technology Is (or Is Not) Transforming Law Firms

IF 2.4 2区社会学 Q1 LAW

Annual Review of Law and Social Science Pub Date : 2023-05-17 DOI:10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-111522-074716

I. Rodgers, J. Armour, M. Sako

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Abstract

In this review, we explore the impact of technology on US and UK law firms, focusing in particular on the recent machine learning wave of artificial intelligence. Technology has not so far ushered the end of law firms as we know them. Adoption of artificial intelligence/machine learning is in its early stages in the sector, and its impact has been constrained by the scope of use cases for which it is so far well-suited. Technology is nevertheless transforming law firms, in the sense of leading to material changes to their current forms, in the following novel ways: ( a) deployment not only in the back office but in the front office, affecting lawyers’ core tasks of advising clients; ( b) opportunities for lawyers to pursue alternative career paths with different skill sets across the profession; and ( c) emerging options for law firms to adopt business models creating value from nonhuman capital and nonlegal human capital. Expected final online publication date for the Annual Review of Law and Social Science, Volume 19 is October 2023. Please see http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates for revised estimates.

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技术是如何（或不是）改变律师事务所的

在这篇综述中，我们探讨了技术对美国和英国律师事务所的影响，特别关注最近人工智能的机器学习浪潮。到目前为止，技术还没有引领我们所知的律师事务所的终结。人工智能/机器学习在该行业的采用处于早期阶段，其影响受到迄今为止非常适合的用例范围的限制。然而，技术正在以以下新颖的方式改变律师事务所，使其目前的形式发生实质性变化：（a）不仅在后台，而且在前台部署，影响律师为客户提供咨询的核心任务；（b）律师有机会以不同的专业技能寻求其他职业道路；以及（c）律师事务所采用利用非人力资本和非法律人力资本创造价值的商业模式的新兴选择。《法律与社会科学年度评论》第19卷预计最终在线出版日期为2023年10月。请参阅http://www.annualreviews.org/page/journal/pubdates用于修订估算。

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