Will AI Replace Lawyers? Tracker

Will AI Replace Lawyers? Tracker. This live tracker collects public comments on whether AI will replace lawyers. It also covers AI replacing lawyers in specific roles such as solicitors and paralegals, and the wider impact of AI and legal jobs. Each entry records the speaker, role, date, jurisdiction, stance and a source link. Use the filters to browse by stance and year. Updated weekly.

Will AI Replace Lawyers? Tracker
Will AI Replace Lawyers? Tracker

Tracker Status: Active/Monitoring Publication Date: 23 September 2025 Last Verified: 19 September 2026 Author and Contact: Matthew Lee (Barrister) click here for details.
Last Comment: John Morgan Latest Legal Article: Can AI Chatbots Replace Lawyers and Legal Aid? Master of the Rolls Shares Personal Experience with ChatGPT

Executive Summary & Key Stats

Stance is inferred from each statement’s wording and context, so classifications are approximate. These figures describe the 99 statements recorded in the tracker so far, not a representative survey.
52% are classified as No or Unlikely
40% are classified as Yes to some extent
3% are classified as Yes
5% are classified as Mixed or Uncertain

A narrow majority lean against replacement, but 43% anticipate at least some replacement of lawyers, legal roles or legal work.

What does the tracker show?

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DateSpeakerRoleCountryQuoteSourceTarget Area
14/09/2026John MorganLawyerUSA“Firms which bill by the hour to draft and review agreements … are the practices AI will replace – almost entirely.”Yes to some extentforthepeople.comDocument Review
08/09/2026Halimah DeLaine PradoLawyerUSA“I view it as a complement, not a replacement.”Noaxios.comGeneral
27/08/2026Samir KaulTechnology / investmentUSA“The senior partner I work with, instead of having eight junior lawyers will have four.”Yes to some extentnews.bloomberglaw.comJunior Lawyers
17/08/2026Ruben MiessenTechnology / investmentBelgium“companies will be able to handle more legal work in-house, reducing reliance on outside counsel.”Yes to some extenteu-startups.comOutside Counsel
12/08/2026Ryan WalkerTechnology / investmentUSA“Lawyers remain valuable in legal practice. The way they practice is going to change. So we still need rising lawyers.”Nolegaltalknetwork.comJunior Lawyers
29/07/2026Chief Justice Sundaresh MenonJudgeSingapore“… should we not be devoting attention to whether the hourly billing model remains relevant in this age of AI?”Mixed/Uncertainjudiciary.gov.sgBilling Model
14/07/2026Max JunestrandTechnology / investmentSweden“The job will exist, the tasks will be different. In order to have a partner-driven model you need to bring people up the ranks.”Nolegalcheek.comJunior Lawyers
09/07/2026Kyriaki BongardTechnology / investmentSwitzerland“At the same time, I don't believe AI will replace lawyers. When people face important legal issues, they want to speak to another human being.”Nobloomhaus.vcGeneral
06/07/2026Tam PhamOtherUSA“I’m hearing GCs saying that their mandate is if they’re going to want to hire somebody, they need to make a case that their AI tools can’t do what this person will do”Yes to some extentnews.bloomberglaw.comLegal Hiring
30/06/2026Scott StevensonTechnology / investmentCanada“lawyers still spend their days on triage, first-pass review, and chasing signatures. None of that needs a lawyer.”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comContract Review
29/06/2026Danny DavidLawyerUSA“For some firms, AI may well result in pink slips falling from the ceiling.” … “That will not be our experience.”Yes to some extentnews.bloomberglaw.comJunior Lawyers
26/06/2026Kristina SubbotinaLawyerUSAIn an edited as-told-to essay, describing her assessment by late 2025: “AI agents could do genuinely complex work — essentially the job of a junior associate.”Yes to some extentbusinessinsider.comJunior Lawyers
23/06/2026Bobby BalachandranTechnology / investmentUSA“Importantly, this is not about removing lawyers from the process.”Noexterro.comGeneral
23/06/2026Steve HaskerTechnology / investmentInternational“I think that AI will lead to an uptick over time in demand for legal services. … The question is how much of that is performed by machines supervised by people, and how much is performed by people. So the P&L of a firm may change: their tech budget may go up, their people budget per dollar of revenue [may] come down.”Mixed/Uncertainlawnext.comLaw Firm Structure
22/06/2026Steven CroleyLawyerUSA“What isn’t yet clear is whether external counsel or corporate in-house teams will harness AI most effectively—not just as a tool but as a surrogate legal service provider.”Mixed/Uncertainnews.bgov.comOutside Counsel
19/06/2026Matt LambTechnology / investmentUKPodcast description (summary, not a direct quotation): Matt Lamb argues that AI could replace more of the legal process than is commonly recognised.Yes to some extentpodimo.comLegal Advice
18/06/2026Reid HoffmanTechnology / investmentUSA“The new dynamic isn’t ‘AI replaces human doctors and lawyers.’ It’s ‘the threshold for engaging with your own interests drops by orders of magnitude.’”Noreidhoffman.substack.comLegal Advice
17/06/2026Jennifer LeonardOtherUSAPublished interview transcript: “I think AI will replace some lawyers, but I actually think that the number of lawyers could stay the same or grow for a few different reasons.”Yes to some extentbuzzsprout.comGeneral
17/06/2026Bennett BordenLawyerUSAPublished interview transcript: “very conservatively, about eighty percent of what a lawyer does today is better done by AI.”Yes to some extentsignalroompodcast.comLegal Work
15/06/2026Gary WingensLawyerUSA“I disagree. AI will create more work for firms, including our most junior lawyers, and let us deliver the services clients want at lower cost and higher quality.”Nonews.bloomberglaw.comJunior Lawyers
09/06/2026Lev LoukhtonTechnology / investment​Quoted in the publisher’s show notes: “I am a proponent of agency… None of this is inevitable. We are not entering the world where lawyers are not going to be necessary.”Nohello5a9.podbean.comGeneral
26/05/2026Oliver RobertsAcademic / researcherUSA“I have long maintained that the refrain ‘AI won’t replace lawyers’ is wrong.”Mixed/Uncertainnews.bloomberglaw.comJunior Lawyers
25/05/2026Ron BellLawyerUSA“AI is a tool to accelerate that, not to replace… the lawyers.”Nogc.aiLegal Advice
25/05/2026GC AITechnology / investmentUSASummary of GC AI article (not a direct quotation): AI can automate legal tasks, but lawyers remain responsible for judgment and advice.Yes to some extentgc.aiDocument Review
12/05/2026Mark PikeLawyerUSAOn a small pro bono litigation team: “giving a small team capabilities that would typically require more funding and a much larger team.”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comLaw Firm Structure
05/05/2026Jonathan NesslerLawyerUSA“we will start to see paralegals and first year, second year associates replaced by artificial intelligence.”Yes to some extentiicle.comParalegal
02/05/2026David Freeman EngstromAcademic / researcherUSA“getting ready for a world in which you need fewer human lawyers”. He also envisages unmet demand for legal services.Yes to some extentaxios.comLaw Firm Structure
30/04/2026Elad GilTechnology / investmentUSA“What AI did is it shifted things from selling tools to selling work product, or selling units of labor. … We’re moving into a world where we’re selling human labor equivalents. … Harvey is effectively helping really augment lawyers in different ways.”Mixed/Uncertaintim.blogLegal Work
21/04/2026Lord BriggsJudgeUKOn individual claims: “AI being able (or nearly able) to supplant a lawyer in enabling LIPs to bring their own claims cheaply”. He adds that this would not substantially reduce the need for collective and class actions.Yes to some extentsupremecourt.uk​
16/04/2026Shailesh KumarTechnology / investmentIndia“AI will keep getting better, but context, judgement and real-time decision-making still come from humans. As long as people are running businesses, AI will assist lawyers, not replace them.”Nolegal.economictimes.indiatimes.comGeneral
14/04/2026Quentin SoltTechnology / investmentUKQuoted in the publisher’s show notes: “The lawyer will become redundant when the client realises that AI is good enough.”Yeshello5a9.podbean.comGeneral
02/04/2026Gabe PereyraTechnology / investmentUSA“This transformation does not displace lawyers, but it does change how matters are coordinated … for both law firms and in-house teams.”Noharvey.aiGeneral
18/03/2026Jordan FurlongOtherCanada“As AI displaces lawyers from a growing share of legal task performance, what will be left for lawyers to do? … As AI commoditizes legal reasoning and artifact production, most lawyer output will become vulnerable to low-cost substitution.”Yes to some extentjordanfurlong.substack.comLegal Work
12/03/2026Oz BenamramTechnology / investmentUSA“Companies want fast results.” Reuters reports that Benamram predicted that in three years, companies would use AI to do half of the work they now pay law firms to do.Yes to some extentreuters.comOutside Counsel
12/03/2026Dorna MoiniTechnology / investmentUSA“AI won’t replace lawyers, but one lawyer with AI will.”Yes to some extentdornamoini.substack.comLaw Firm Structure
11/03/2026Ross McNairnTechnology / investmentUK“Over the next few years, I think we’ll see the day-to-day commercial work move in-house permanently, supported by AI. Law firms won’t disappear, but their role will narrow significantly.”Yes to some extentlegaltech.caOutside Counsel
18/02/2026Alexander Kardos-NyheimTechnology / investmentUK“We will need fewer lawyers, we will need better lawyers.”Yes to some extentnonbillable.co.ukLaw Firm Structure
16/02/2026Vinod KhoslaTechnology / investmentUSA“AI can make a lawyer available to every Indian so they can have their legal rights asserted, have access to the law.”Yes to some extenthindustantimes.comLegal Advice
12/02/2026Mustafa SuleymanTechnology / investmentUSA“being a lawyer … most of those tasks will be fully automated by an AI within the next 12 to 18 months.”Yes to some extentbusinessinsider.comGeneral
09/02/2026Richard MabeyTechnology / investmentUK“You can’t charge premium rates for work that AI now handles in seconds, and not expect clients to vote with their feet.”Yes to some extentjuro.comOutside Counsel
18/01/2026Laura Jeffords GreenbergTechnology / investment​“AI threatens the law firm economic model, not the profession itself.”Yes to some extentwordsmith.aiLaw Firm Structure
12/01/2026Ned GannonTechnology / investmentUSA“In line with other professions, we may see a dip in hiring for entry level roles as AI usurps more junior level work.”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comJunior Lawyers
12/01/2026Mathias StrasserTechnology / investment​“Lawyers will not disappear in 2026.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
12/01/2026Sean FitzpatrickTechnology / investmentInternational“Despite the rapid pace of innovation, 2026 will not be the year that legal AI replaces lawyers or operates without human oversight.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
12/01/2026Omar HarounTechnology / investmentUSA“And despite persistent hype, 2026 will not be the year lawyers are replaced by autonomous AI.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
12/01/2026Nick FleisherTechnology / investmentUSA“General Counsels will utilize internal AI tools to execute work previously outsourced to law firms and ALSPs, leading to a marked reduction in billable hour spend for routine tasks.”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comOutside Counsel
12/01/2026Ian NelsonTechnology / investmentUSA“Clients won’t go back to paying for associates to do routine work that AI can already do (and do well).”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comJunior Lawyers
12/01/2026J P SonLawyerUSA“Clients are much less willing to pay for juniors to bill on their cases. The trend was already there, but now AI has made that so much more stark.”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comJunior Lawyers
12/01/2026Dorna MoiniTechnology / investmentUSAOn deterministic legal work: “using AI to eliminate the first category entirely.”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comGeneral
08/01/2026Richard MabeyTechnology / investmentUK“We will see a shift from AI helping lawyers to do the work, to AI actually doing the work. At least some of it.”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comGeneral
08/01/2026Electra JaponasLawyerUKAsked what would not happen in legal AI in 2026: “It won’t replace lawyers, and it won’t eliminate negotiation.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
08/01/2026Daniel LewisTechnology / investmentUSAAsked what would not happen in legal AI in 2026: “We will not reach any broadly agreed upon AGI ‘artificial general intelligence’ that wholly replaces lawyers.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
08/01/2026Ed WaltersTechnology / investmentUSA“corporate legal departments will stop treating legal AI as an experiment … Firms that cannot do so will increasingly watch those capabilities move in-house.”Yes to some extentartificiallawyer.comOutside Counsel
08/01/2026Beau WysongTechnology / investmentUSA“AI will not replace lawyers or legal support professionals in 2026. … While AI won’t shrink the legal workforce, it will change the skillsets that law firms are looking for.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
08/01/2026Cecilia ZinitiTechnology / investmentUSA“AI won’t replace lawyers this year. In corporate legal teams and among general counsel, judgment, accountability, and business context matter.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
2026Krista FordOtherUSAPublished video transcript: “I think the associate pool is probably going to be hit the hardest.”Yes to some extentlinkedin.comJunior Lawyers
2026Ross McNairnTechnology / investmentUKSummary of the published video transcript, not a direct quotation: Wordsmith is intended to reduce in-house legal teams’ spending on and dependence on external counsel.Yes to some extentlinkedin.comOutside Counsel
2026Alex SuOtherUSA“Yes, parts of the work truly seem to be automated away. … But from where I sit, demand for experienced human lawyers goes up from here, not down.”Yes to some extentlinkedin.comJunior Lawyers
2026Christopher KercherLawyerUSA“I'm building an obelisk with senior judgment at every level, AI underneath, far fewer lawyers on the matter and much less coordination.”Yes to some extentlinkedin.comLaw Firm Structure
2026Ron KlainLawyerUSAPublished video transcript: “Legal AI at this point in time and for the foreseeable future, is not going to replace lawyers who do creative, thoughtful, nuanced, sophisticated legal work.”Nolinkedin.comGeneral
2026Pamir EhsasLawyerInternational“Our lawyers start with first drafts generated with AI, and then do final revisions, which ends up reducing the work by up to 80%.”Yes to some extentlinkedin.comLegal Work
2026Sona SulakianTechnology / investmentUSA“AI won't replace lawyers. There won't be fewer lawyers. AI is creating more legal work, not less.”Nolinkedin.comGeneral
16/12/2025Anonymous barrister (“James”, a pseudonym)LawyerUK“With rare exceptions, law is finished for almost everyone, maybe even the judges”Yesspectator.comGeneral
04/09/2025Justice Ian JackmanJudgeAustralia“None of that will eliminate human processes, but it can provide a very beneficial adjunct to augment the skills of lawyers.”Nofedcourt.gov.auGeneral
29/08/2025Chief Justice Andrew S BellJudgeAustralia"Lawyers must remain vigilant in the use of artificial intelligence, as persistent “AI hallucinations” remind us that accurate, reliable and critical legal analysis currently remains a solely human capability"Nosupremecourt.nsw.gov.auLegal Analysis
14/08/2025The Hon Justice Mordy BrombergJudgeAustralia"There are also tasks which are currently provided by lawyers which AI will replace. It may be that AI will result in fewer lawyers."Yes to some extentalrc.gov.auGeneral
29/07/2025Steven ThiruLegal institutionInternational"However, AI is not here to replace the role of lawyers. The efficiency gain is only one part of the equation, and it is essential to recognise where the true value of legal work lies."Nocommonwealthlawyers.comGeneral
14/07/2025Kate BartonLawyerInternational“While AI may be able to replace some of the marginal duties performed by a lawyer, it will never replace the connection, understanding, and expertise a successful professional brings to every relationship.”Unlikelyfortune.comGeneral
11/06/2025State Bar of MichiganLegal institutionUSA“AI programs should only supplement, not substitute, a lawyer’s work.”Nomichbar.orgGeneral
09/06/2025Virginia State BarLegal institutionUSA“it is unlikely that AI will completely replace lawyers; at least, it will not do so anytime soon.”Unlikelyvsb.orgGeneral
22/05/2025Andrea Martin & April GarbuzLawyerUSA“These tools do not replace lawyers: They empower them.”Nobostonbar.orgGeneral
15/05/2025Sir Geoffrey VosJudgeUK“I do not think that human lawyers will ever be replaced by machines.”Nojudiciary.ukGeneral
01/05/2025Dame Siobhan KeeganJudgeUKOn “Whether AI should replace judges and lawyers?”: “my view is that it should not.”Nojudiciaryni.ukGeneral
30/04/2025Sir Geoffrey VosJudgeUK"I am not, however, overlooking the role that AI will play in solving these problems. AI is already capable of providing reasonably accurate legal advice. Many of you will have tried some of the dedicated programmes offering advice on employment, property and other issues. They may be scary for lawyers, but they will not actually replace them, in my view at least, since many of the issues that arise concern the explanations that need to accompany legal advice. Persuading people to accept legal advice is a peculiarly human activity."Nojudiciary.ukLegal Advice
29/04/2025Justice Valerie TheanJudgeSingapore“lawyers will not be replaced by AI, but they will be replaced by lawyers who use AI.”Nojudiciary.gov.sgGeneral
28/04/2025Bar Standards BoardLegal institutionUKBSB summary of research participants’ views: "Barristers anticipate AI to be beneficial to their work but not to replace the important human elements of skill, experience and judgement that define their profession."Nobarstandardsboard.org.ukGeneral
12/03/2025Julian TaylorLawyerUKSummary (not a direct quotation): Financial News reports Julian Taylor’s view that AI is unlikely to produce a significant reduction in law-firm lawyer numbers.Unlikelyfnlondon.comGeneral
20/01/2025Roden TongLegal institutionHong Kong"AI will not replace lawyers, it will only augment legal practice."Nohklawsoc.org.hkGeneral
2025Matthew LeeLawyerUKTracker author’s own published statement: "I consider the full replacement of lawyers to be both unlikely and undesirable. What is inevitable, however, is that legal practice and the administration of justice will undergo profound transformation across the world. High-volume, routine tasks such as research and document review may become almost entirely automated, but advocacy, ethics, client care, and the deeper connection to human issues are highly likely to remain human-led."Unlikelynaturalandartificiallaw.comGeneral
2025Washington State Bar Association Legal Technology Task ForceLegal institutionUSA“AI is already transforming legal practice, court operations, and client expectations. It will not replace lawyers, but it will change how lawyering is done.”Nowsba.org​
17/10/2024Justice Goh YihanJudgeSingapore"I would like to think that AI does not make lawyers redundant; if anything, it helps us refocus on what it means to be a lawyer – the exciting parts of the profession that law schools have trained you in."Nojudiciary.gov.sgGeneral
13/10/2024Tun Tengku Maimun binti Tuan MatJudgeMalaysia“I would think that the legal profession will not soon be completely replaced by AI.”Unlikelymalaysianbar.org.myGeneral
September 2024International Bar Association and Center for AI and Digital PolicyLegal institutionInternational"The goal is to enhance legal expertise, to give lawyers new tools and added value, not to replace them."Noibanet.orgGeneral
21/08/2024Ontario Bar AssociationLegal institutionCanadaEvent-brochure wording: “AI won’t replace lawyers, but those who know how to expertly leverage its power and potential will gain a distinct advantage in the legal practice of tomorrow.”Nooba.orgGeneral
19/08/2024Chief Justice Sundaresh MenonJudgeSingapore"A year on, I believe there is growing acceptance of the notion that generative AI will bring about a paradigm shift in lawyering, and that this is a development that we should all take seriously. It is now evident that AI will not only assist lawyers with basic legal tasks, but it even has the potential to outperform and thus to replace lawyers in certain areas. Generative AI may not only significantly enhance the efficiency of legal work, it may in some respects even raise its quality."Yes to some extentjudiciary.gov.sgGeneral
10/08/2024Chief Justice D.Y. ChandrachudJudgeIndia"Sophisticated legal argumentation continues to remain in the exclusive realm of human lawyers."Noindianexpress.com​
09/07/2024Chief Justice Nathan L. HechtJudgeUSA“AI is not about to replace humans, and it cannot (yet?) dependably supply accurate briefing or client advice, but it can help in the process.”Nojudiciary.senate.govLegal Advice
July/August 2024Mary L. SmithLegal institutionUSA“It’s hard to have a crystal ball, and I know some fear that AI will replace lawyers altogether, but I think that’s probably an overreaction.”Unlikelyclp.law.harvard.eduGeneral
06/06/2024Canadian Bar AssociationLegal institutionCanadaCourse-description wording: "All dire warnings aside, AI was not created to replace lawyers but to be used as an effective everyday tool."Nocba.org​
30/05/2024Justice Aedit AbdullahJudgeSingapore"Generative AI tools may assist SRPs to do without lawyers in more litigation contexts. Corporate clients may feel that they can easily draft contracts and agreements without involving lawyers."Yes to some extentjudiciary.gov.sg​
07/05/2024Nicole CaseOtherUSA“Current research and discussions on GenAI suggest that it cannot replace the job of lawyers, since it needs human oversight to work.”Unlikelyfedbar.orgGeneral
29/03/2024Brittany KauffmanLegal institutionUSA"While AI will likely not replace lawyers or judges, AI will require us to evolve."Unlikelyiaals.du.eduGeneral
11/03/2024Jonathan GreenLawyerInternational“Generative AI will transform how we deliver legal services, but it will never replace our lawyers.”Nolawsociety.ieGeneral
March 2024Barry MacCarthyLegal institutionIreland“AI will not do away with the need for lawyers, but it may do away with lawyers who don’t learn how to deal with it.”Nolawsociety.ieGeneral
10/01/2024Bridget Mary McCormackLegal institutionUSA“No, lawyers will always have work. There are always going to be disputes that need to be resolved in courts by a public justice system.”Nonysba.orgGeneral
31/12/2023Chief Justice John G. Roberts, Jr.JudgeUSAOn key actors in court, particularly judges: “Machines cannot fully replace key actors in court.”Unlikelysupremecourt.govGeneral
11/04/2023Professor Eric Talley (Columbia Law School)Academic / researcherUSAPublisher’s summary, not a direct quotation: Talley expects AI to complement lawyers rather than replace them.Nofoxbusiness.comGeneral
11/04/2023Professor Lawrence SolumAcademic / researcherUSAOn future document-drafting capabilities, over a 10-to-25-year horizon: "Not only will artificial intelligence be able to ensure sort of the internal logical coherence of various kinds of legal documents, they'll be much better at it than human lawyers are."Yes to some extentfoxbusiness.com​
20 February (year not stated)Horace WuTechnology / investment​“AI that is ‘good enough’ will annihilate lawyers’ jobs.”Yessyntheia.ioGeneral
01/09/2026Dan HarrisLawyerUSA“AI will eliminate legal tasks. It already has, and it will keep cutting lawyer hours, particularly on large document reviews.” He also describes AI creating additional legal work.Yes to some extentharris-sliwoski.comLegal Work
04/08/2026Jeremy ThurmanLawyerUSA“Then go read the file, because the case was always going to come down to the lawyer and not the machine.”Noeve.legalGeneral
26/06/2026Doris ReichelLawyerItalyOn artificial intelligence: “it can never replace the judgment, preparation, experience, and responsibility of the lawyer.”Noavvocato-reichel.comGeneral
29/04/2026Mike MorseLawyerUSAReported quotation: “This is not replacing lawyers or paralegals”.Noeve.legalGeneral
February 2026Kenny S. RamirezLawyerUSA“AI will not replace lawyers. But lawyers who use AI thoughtfully will outperform those who ignore it.”Noadvocatemagazine.comGeneral
26/08/2026Bill GatesTechnology / investmentUSA“AI will take on work in law, customer service, medicine, software, and manufacturing.”Yes to some extentgatesnotes.comLegal Work
09/02/2026Matt ShumerTechnology / investment​Shumer’s assessment of legal AI: “AI can already read contracts, summarize case law, draft briefs, and do legal research at a level that rivals junior associates.”Yes to some extentsomethingbig.aiJunior Lawyers
05/05/2026Winston WeinbergTechnology / investmentUSA“My sense is you might need less lawyers than you do today on each matter, but you're going to have way more matters”.Yes to some extentbusinessinsider.comLaw Firm Structure
08/01/2026Jennifer HillTechnology / investment​For 2026: “Lawyers aren’t going anywhere.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
08/01/2026Helena HallgarnTechnology / investmentSwedenFor 2026: “AI services will not replace skilled lawyers.”Noartificiallawyer.comGeneral
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UK‑based legal commentary and comparative analysis of international case law on AI related legal issues. This Will AI Replace Lawyers? Tracker forms part of lecturing/teaching law and writing/editing law articles/reports and is communicated solely in connection with promoting or advertising Matthew Lee’s practice. Not legal advice. Not Direct/Public Access. All instructions via clerks at Doughty Street Chambers.

Will AI Replace Lawyers?

Will AI Replace Lawyers? We often see bold headlines claiming that AI is going to make lawyers obsolete. But what do tech leaders, legal institutions, courts, and experts actually believe? What have they said on the issue?

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This live tracker collects public comments on whether AI will replace lawyers. It also covers AI replacing lawyers in specific roles such as solicitors and paralegals, and the wider impact of AI and legal jobs. Each entry records the speaker, role, date, jurisdiction, stance and a source link. Use the filters to browse by stance and year. Updated weekly.

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Will AI Replace Lawyers? The “Stance” Column

These comments are often nuanced and so it’s difficult to allocate a clear stance. For now, I have opted for the following:

  • Yes – The quote expresses a clear “yes” or very positive/supportive stance.
  • Yes to come extent – This is where the quote indicates some jobs will go, but not all.
  • Likely – The quote leans positive or affirmative but with some uncertainty or mild tone.
  • Mixed/Uncertain – The quote has a balanced or unclear stance, perhaps mentioning both pros and cons (neutral or mixed sentiment).
  • Unlikely – The quote leans negative or doubtful, hinting that the answer is “probably no” or expressing mild opposition.
  • No – The quote is clearly “no” or very negative/opposed in stance.

AI Replacing Lawyers: What the Quotes Show

The tracker aggregates verifiable statements on automation, augmentation and role change. It distinguishes between complete replacement claims and task-level substitution affecting trainees, solicitors and paralegals, as well as broader effects on legal jobs.

Method and Stance Labels

We include sources such as interviews, judgments, policy speeches and reports. Quotes are labelled Yes, No, Mixed or Unclear based on the speaker’s words in context. Notes capture nuance and links allow verification. Submit additions or corrections via the contact page.

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FAQ

Will AI replace lawyers?

Drawing on the many views expressed above and my own experience presenting and debating this issue, I consider the full replacement of lawyers to be both unlikely and undesirable. What is inevitable, however, is that legal practice and the administration of justice will undergo profound transformation across the world. High-volume, routine tasks such as research and document review may become almost entirely automated, but advocacy, ethics, client care, and the deeper connection to human issues are highly likely to remain human-led. I intend to revisit this view regularly as the technology develops and the debated continues, but nothing I have encountered thus far persuades me otherwise.

Will AI replace attorneys, lawyers, barristers, solicitors or paralegals

Where roles involve routine, repeatable tasks, they are the most exposed to automation. Yet supervision, client-facing judgment, and the nuanced responsibilities of legal professionals are highly likely to remain human-led.

What does AI and legal jobs mean in this tracker?

It refers to the net effect of AI across legal roles, including task automation, new roles and productivity shifts.

How often is the tracker updated

As soon I can, with priority for time sensitive additions.

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