Will AI replace Judicial Law Clerks?
The Stanford WORKBank study rates tasks, not whole jobs, so it cannot say whether any one job disappears. What it shows: AI experts rate 4 of the 8 studied Judicial Law Clerks tasks as do-able by AI today, and 3 of those are tasks workers also want automated.
of tasks in the Judicial Law Clerks role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and judicial law clerks workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 50% of the 8 work tasks in the Judicial Law Clerks role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 23-1012.00).
- Workers in the Judicial Law Clerks role rate 63% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 3 of 8 Judicial Law Clerks tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 38% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Judicial Law Clerks task scores 3/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.48/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Judicial Law Clerks role (O*NET SOC 23-1012.00) has a median U.S. wage of $69,850 and about 13,220 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 8 tasks studied for Judicial Law Clerks, 3 (38%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers rate 63% of their tasks 3 or higher out of 5 for wanting them automated. The typical task scores 3/5 for worker desire and 3.48/5 for AI capability.
All 8 tasks, most-wanted first
Enter information into computerized court calendar, filing, or case management systems.
Green Lightwant 4 · AI 3.67Review dockets of pending litigation to ensure adequate progress.
Green Lightwant 3.33 · AI 5Coordinate judges' meeting and appointment schedules.
R&D Opportunitywant 3.33 · AI 3.33Research laws, court decisions, documents, opinions, briefs, or other information related to cases before the court.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 4Verify that all files, complaints, or other papers are available and in the proper order.
R&D Opportunitywant 3 · AI 2.5Review complaints, petitions, motions, or pleadings that have been filed to determine issues involved or basis for relief.
Low Prioritywant 2.5 · AI 3.33Draft or proofread judicial opinions, decisions, or citations.
Red Lightwant 2.43 · AI 4Prepare briefs, legal memoranda, or statements of issues involved in cases, including appropriate suggestions or recommendations.
Low Prioritywant 2.38 · AI 2
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Lower-automation alternatives
Less of these jobs is automatable today: AI experts rate a smaller share of their tasks as doable than the 50% for Judicial Law Clerks (Stanford WORKBank).
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