Will AI Replace
Paralegals?
Yes, AI will automate 70-80% of routine paralegal tasks in 5 years, but human paralegals will evolve into new strategic roles
The Path to AI Replacement
Basic Document Automation
AI tools already handling routine document review, drafting, and basic legal research, saving paralegals significant time
Advanced Research and Analysis
AI systems becoming proficient at complex legal research, case analysis, and document synthesis, potentially automating up to 50% of traditional paralegal tasks
Strategic Role Transformation
Paralegals evolve into AI supervisors and strategic case managers, with 60-70% of traditional tasks automated but new responsibilities emerging
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AI Replacing Paralegals?
Tools replacing Paralegals
Genie AI
Enhances legal research by quickly analyzing documents, extracting key information, and providing insights. Helps paralegals work more efficiently rather than replacing them.
Mary Technology
AI-powered platform that automates creating chronologies in under 13 minutes, a task that traditionally consumes many hours of manual effort.
Filevine AIFields
Automates document review, extracts key information, and identifies potential risks, allowing paralegals to focus on more strategic aspects.
Spellbook
An intelligent tool that assists rather than replaces paralegals with contract drafting and document analysis.
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How worried are you about AI replacing paralegal jobs?
A good paralegal would be hard to replace. That said, a lot of basic tasks could probably be taken over by AI in the near future.
Should paralegals fear artificial intelligence?
And a recent Goldman Sachs report finds that generative AI could replace up to 44% of the legal profession.