Clients will use AI to travel most of their legal journey themselves, but the last steps to their solution will be the hardest. Lawyers should own that high-value last mile — and price it accordingly.
Hopeful and balanced. And terrifying. How do we lawyers who have been doing things for decades by the billable hour evolve to apply the sine qua non principle to our own legal pricing? Thank you for sharing your wisdom and inspiration; it is very much appreciated.
This is very insightful. An access to justice business model could involve an AI powered deep state specific legal information website, including county court information, with free calculators and decision tools, plus automated legal document assembly for legal forms and document, with automated document review for quality control, plus access to a curated network of law firms delivering limited legal services, (unbundled) for a fixed fee.
These days, to be honest, I've had a lot more experience receiving AI-mediated client requests. More often than not, I have to walk them back to mile one and start all over again. There's a lot to think about here, in the area of where lawyers will exist, but I don't think it's quite as simple as I once did.
Hi Jordan, great article! As you point out, professional judgment is a key part of the high-value last mile.
The law firms and in-house legal teams which will REALLY thrive in the future will be the ones that invest in ensuring that their junior lawyers are still developing their professional wisdom and judgment as well as their AI skills. Building professional wisdom and judgment has become trickier in the Age of AI.
To help lawyers, law firms and in-house legal teams (and hopefully other professionals) on that quest, check out this document on my website: "Accelerating a Lawyer's Professional Judgment and Wisdom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence": https://lnkd.in/gpVPsxVE.
That document has a link to another of my documents: "A Lawyer's Capability Toolkit", which addresses issues such as critical thinking skills in the Age of AI. 😊
Excellent article!…a wise and thoughtful way of redesigning the scope pf support that, not only a lawyer but any professional consultant, can and should be focusing on under the new AI environment. This is where real value added is. Thank you very much for sharing this insight. Best regards.
Well said. Ironically, those of us who have been thinking about “retiring” - after gathering 45 plus years of experience - suddenly find that we may never be more valuable than in the next few years.
Hopeful and balanced. And terrifying. How do we lawyers who have been doing things for decades by the billable hour evolve to apply the sine qua non principle to our own legal pricing? Thank you for sharing your wisdom and inspiration; it is very much appreciated.
This is very insightful. An access to justice business model could involve an AI powered deep state specific legal information website, including county court information, with free calculators and decision tools, plus automated legal document assembly for legal forms and document, with automated document review for quality control, plus access to a curated network of law firms delivering limited legal services, (unbundled) for a fixed fee.
I had similar thoughts talking at a small conference for jr lawyers more than two years ago: https://haroldgodsoe.substack.com/p/last-mile-lawyers-with-woven-authority
Similar thoughts but a much better banner photo, I think :)
These days, to be honest, I've had a lot more experience receiving AI-mediated client requests. More often than not, I have to walk them back to mile one and start all over again. There's a lot to think about here, in the area of where lawyers will exist, but I don't think it's quite as simple as I once did.
Hi Jordan, great article! As you point out, professional judgment is a key part of the high-value last mile.
The law firms and in-house legal teams which will REALLY thrive in the future will be the ones that invest in ensuring that their junior lawyers are still developing their professional wisdom and judgment as well as their AI skills. Building professional wisdom and judgment has become trickier in the Age of AI.
To help lawyers, law firms and in-house legal teams (and hopefully other professionals) on that quest, check out this document on my website: "Accelerating a Lawyer's Professional Judgment and Wisdom in the Age of Artificial Intelligence": https://lnkd.in/gpVPsxVE.
That document has a link to another of my documents: "A Lawyer's Capability Toolkit", which addresses issues such as critical thinking skills in the Age of AI. 😊
Excellent article!…a wise and thoughtful way of redesigning the scope pf support that, not only a lawyer but any professional consultant, can and should be focusing on under the new AI environment. This is where real value added is. Thank you very much for sharing this insight. Best regards.
Well said. Ironically, those of us who have been thinking about “retiring” - after gathering 45 plus years of experience - suddenly find that we may never be more valuable than in the next few years.