Lawyers
of tasks in the Lawyers role are ones AI can already do, per AI experts.
From a Stanford study where AI experts and lawyers workers rated each real task (O*NET). Not a guess from the job title.
Key statistics
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- AI can already do 100% of the 3 work tasks in the Lawyers role, according to AI experts in the Stanford WORKBank study (O*NET SOC 23-1011.00).
- Workers in the Lawyers role want about 100% of their tasks automated (Stanford WORKBank, 1,500 U.S. workers).
- 3 of 3 Lawyers tasks are Automation Green Light, wanted by workers and do-able by AI, that is 100% of the role (Stanford WORKBank).
- The typical Lawyers task scores 3.15/5 for worker desire to automate and 3.83/5 for AI capability today (Stanford WORKBank, 1-5 scale).
- The Lawyers role (O*NET SOC 23-1011.00) has a median U.S. wage of $182,760 and about 747,750 people employed (U.S. O*NET / BLS).
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- Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.
- Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
- Prepare, draft, and review legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
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What workers told Stanford
Of the 3 tasks studied for Lawyers, 3 (100%) are in the Automation Green Light zone, AI can largely do them and workers want it. Across all tasks, workers want about 100% automated. The typical task scores 3.15/5 for worker desire and 3.83/5 for AI capability.
All 3 tasks, most-wanted first
Prepare, draft, and review legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
Green Lightwant 3.29 · AI 3.5Study Constitution, statutes, decisions, regulations, and ordinances of quasi-judicial bodies to determine ramifications for cases.
Green Lightwant 3.17 · AI 4Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
Green Lightwant 3 · AI 4
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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 100% for Lawyers (Stanford WORKBank).