Lawyers

$151k median pay865k US jobsDoctoral or professional degree
8
out of 10
AI-Powered

Lawyers perform high-level knowledge work that is almost entirely digital, involving document drafting, legal research, and complex data analysis—all areas where LLMs excel. While courtroom advocacy and high-stakes interpersonal negotiation provide a protective barrier, the vast majority of billable hours are spent on tasks that AI can now significantly accelerate or automate, leading to major structural changes in the profession.

Task breakdown

AI can do now28%
AI can assist30%
Human domain42%

Based on 15 O*NET work activities for this occupation

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Tools built for this work

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HarveyPricing not public

Legal AI platform used inside large firms and in-house teams, where agents run multi-step matter work against the firm's own document set rather than answering one question at a time.

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CoCounsel Legal (Thomson Reuters)Pricing not public

Thomson Reuters' legal AI assistant, grounded in Westlaw content, that handles research, drafting, and review in one place.

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Lexis+ with ProtégéPricing not public

LexisNexis' legal AI assistant, renamed from Lexis+ AI in February 2026, that drafts and researches against LexisNexis content with Shepard's citation validation built in.

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SpellbookPricing not public; 7-day free trial

A Microsoft Word add-in that redlines and drafts contracts in place, so transactional work never leaves the document.

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Clearbrief$300/user/mo (Solo); Enterprise Unlimited custom

A Word add-in that checks every factual assertion in a brief against the record and the cited authority, catching unsupported and hallucinated citations before filing.

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Clio (with Clio Duo)$39/user/mo (EasyStart) to $149/user/mo (Complete); Duo on higher tiers

Practice management for small and mid-size firms — cases, billing, calendaring, intake — with a Duo AI layer that drafts documents and answers questions about the firm's own matters.

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3 ways to level up

1

Automate your reporting pipeline

Connect your data sources to AI-powered reporting. Generate weekly summaries, dashboards, or client updates automatically. Focus your time on analysis, not assembly.

Moves you from 7 → 8
2

Deploy AI agents for routine decisions

Identify decisions that follow clear rules (scheduling, triage, categorization) and set up AI agents to handle them. You review exceptions, not every case.

Frees 5+ hours per week
3

Train your team on AI-first workflows

Run a 1-hour workshop showing your team how you use AI. Share your best prompts and workflows. The compounding effect of team-wide adoption far exceeds individual use.

Multiplies your impact across the team

Estimated time savings

9.6hours per week

Conservative estimate based on AI exposure score and a 40-hour work week. Assumes 30% of exposed tasks produce real time savings today.

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AI Score measures how much AI opportunity your role has. Higher scores mean more potential for AI-assisted productivity gains. Scores are derived from O*NET task data across 342 occupations. This is a starting point, not a verdict. Tool recommendations are based on industry fit and are not endorsements.

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