"Attorneys are used to performing many hours of legal research and document analysis in complex cases. The nuances of legal specializations ranging from litigation to immigration can take years to master. Much of that work can now be done in mere minutes through AI programs like ROSS, the world’s first artificially intelligent attorney, which is layered on Watson’s framework. Other lawyers are using AI in many different applications to work through voluminous paperwork associated with legal actions.

Unsurprisingly, the question of job reduction and elimination is an unsettling one to many current and aspiring attorneys. But instead of wondering whether we will be replaced by machines, attorneys should consider how our profession might change for the better with the integration of such developments."

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