The Impact/Revolution of Artificial Intelligence in The Field of Law

How is AI going to affect the field of law and attorneys? Will it overall ruin the opportunities for attorneys? Could it benefit the stress in the field of law? There is actually two sides to the story when reviewing effects on AI, there is a potential reconstruction to the legal system that will benefit as well by making things faster and more efficient to benefit the customers. But on the other hand its also lowering the pay of attorneys because it basically takes away the traditional billable hour model, as generative AI tools enable the completion of legal tasks in a fraction of the time previously required. While this increases efficiency, it reduces the total hours that can be billed for routine tasks, particularly affecting junior associates and areas like document review, legal research, and contract drafting.

According to Lean Law, "the ABA, 31% of legal professionals now personally use generative AI at work, up from 27% the year prior. Firms with more than 50 attorneys report significantly higher adoption rates, approaching 39%. And 82% of AI users report increased efficiency. Meanwhile, the 2025 Ediscovery Innovation Report from Everlaw found that lawyers using generative AI tools report saving up to 260 hours annually—the equivalent of about 32.5 working days." This just shows how many hours go unpaid because of the use of AI decreasing the amount attorneys have to work. This is dangerous because more people are noticing how cheap and fast AI can generate things you need it to do, it is spreading to the vast majority quickly which many corporate legal departments have already made the decision for AI to perform the work for attorneys and this takes away opportunities for jobs. Attorneys get paid for the hours and time they put into their work and research, when that is cut short by AI completing the daily tasks of an attorney you will get billed less, which can cause financial issues to some when having to deal with previously knowing the amount they would bring home to now it being unknown if they will even have their job tomorrow.

On the other hand AI could reconstruct our field of law because it will offer services at a reduced cost then ever before. Not only will it be cheaper to customers but also it will be faster and reliable information as well. As states in Brookings, "Law firms that effectively leverage emerging AI technologies will be able to offer services at lower cost, higher efficiency, and with higher odds of favorable outcomes in litigation. Law firms that fail to capitalize on the power of AI will be unable to remain cost-competitive, losing clients and undermining their ability to attract and retain talent." As society is revolving we need to adopt to the changes happening or else we will be stuck in the dark before we know it. Just view it as attorneys have to review documentation, draft motions for the court, finding reverent cases, evidence, preparing arguments. This takes weeks and maybe more depending on the severity of the case, but if we include AI in our daily work lives this could all rap up to only take a week or so, which minimizes the stress of all the hours and work an attorney has to put themselves through just for one case. This could take the stress off the attorneys from focussing to much on every little thing they need to accomplish and just focus on the main parts they have to present in court or prepare the service the customer asked for in a quick time rate. This can also reduce the amount of mistakes made in the field of law with AI being efficient in its job, it will also make tasks easier to complete without having to go back and relook at the mistakes made by a person.

Overall, there is always two sides to every story and this one is the AI in the field of law/attorneys. We have seen that there is benefits along with dangerous reconsideration but at the end of the day we need to adapt to the changes of our country today before we are left behind and lose everything we have worked so hard for. There is a loophole to everything in society you just have to think long and hard how you will utilize the resources given in the correct fundamental way. We also need to see their is an impact on AI changes lives for the worse and better but if we all have the proper knowledge and problem solving skills I believe AI could be beneficial and also keep attorneys and the field of law safe if used properly.