In the legal industry, what exactly does “digital transformation” mean? Nearly 40 years ago, the late Prof. Anthony D’Amato examined the idea of robot judges in his paper “Can/Should computers replace judges?” The idea of AI replacing lawyers and eliminating the jobs of recent law graduates and seasoned veterans alike has haunted a largely traditional and risk-adverse industry. But evidence shows that the practice of law is among the least likely fields to be automated and replaced by machines.
As with most legal analysis, the answer is “it depends.”
