08/31/2026
๐ป ๐๐ผ๐๐ ๐ญ: ๐ผ๐ ๐๐จ๐ฃโ๐ฉ ๐พ๐ค๐ข๐๐ฃ๐. ๐๐ฉโ๐จ ๐ผ๐ก๐ง๐๐๐๐ฎ ๐๐๐ง๐. Will An Attorney Job Or Even Your Job Exist in 10 Years?
A couple of years ago, artificial intelligence still felt like something we would eventually have to deal with. Today, I use AI virtually every day. Increasingly, so does my law firm. And that has me wondering: What exactly will my job look like ten years from now?
I have practiced law long enough to remember when legal research meant spending hours with books. Case files were actual paper files. Clients called the office because there was no texting their lawyer. There were no smartphones, Zoom depositions or artificial intelligence capable of reviewing thousands of pages of medical records in seconds.
Technology has changed the practice of law many times during my career. I distinctly remember Rod Clutter, Of Counsel at Siesky Law, telling me the only constant in law is change. But, AI feels different - it isn't simply making an existing task faster. It is beginning to perform parts of the task itself.
In a personal-injury law firm, a significant case can involve thousands of pages of medical records, bills, depositions, dash cam video, 911 audio, police reports and other documents. AI can already help summarize records, identify important dates, organize information and assist with research. Work that once took hours can sometimes take minutes.
So will lawyers still exist in 2036? I think they will. But being a lawyer will look different. And lawyers are hardly alone.
Doctors probably aren't disappearing, but AI will analyze enormous amounts of medical information before a doctor enters the room. Accountants will still be needed, but software will increasingly perform work that once consumed much of their day. The same questions apply to teachers, financial advisers, real-estate agents, programmers, marketers, paralegals and countless other professions.
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