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Technology,
Law Practice

Jan. 7, 2021

BigLaw might get boxed into providing AI-powered legal services

There are some in BigLaw that are earnestly adopting AI-enabled LegalTech, while others are taking a wait-and-see stance. It is worthwhile to think outside-the-box about the future of AI and the law, including whether all of BigLaw might inextricably and unavoidably get dragged into AI, one way or another.

Lance Eliot

Chief AI Scientist
Techbrium Inc.

Dr. Lance B. Eliot is a Stanford Fellow and a world-renowned expert on Artificial Intelligence (AI) and the Law with over 6.8+ million amassed views of his AI columns. As a seasoned executive and high-tech entrepreneur, he combines practical industry experience with deep academic research and serves as a Stanford Fellow at Stanford University.

Running a law firm is no easy feat.

Some compare the strategic moves involved to the likes of playing a game of chess. The choices underlying which legal services to be proffered and how to best parlay them is akin to leveraging the pieces on a chessboard, aiming to use whatever strengths you have and trying to avert possible weaknesses.

One ongoing question that has nagged the legal profession se...

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