If AI Can Do the Work of a Graduate Lawyer, What Does a Graduate Lawyer Do?
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 16 May 2024
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- 8 Mar 2025, 02:41 pm
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As tech increasingly takes on the legal grunt work, MinterEllison is trying to rethink the work and skills of its young lawyers.
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This article explores the implications of AI advancements in the legal sector, particularly through a tool developed by MinterEllison which uses GPT-4 technology to significantly reduce the time needed for drafting basic legal advice. Such technological shifts raise questions about the future role and skill requirements of entry-level lawyers. The integration of AI in professional services highlights both opportunities and challenges in adapting to AI-driven workflows. While the article does not delve deeply into catastrophic AI risks, it underscores the wider implications of AI in reshaping professional landscapes, a consideration important for global AI governance and policy discussions.
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CompaniesProfessional ServicesAIPrint articleHans van LeeuwenEurope correspondentMay 16, 2024 – 5.00amSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginAn artificial intelligence tool that law firm MinterEllison has built based on a GPT-4 platform can whip up a basic piece of legal advice in 15 minutes – a task that would take a graduate lawyer up to eight hours.So, what does a grad lawyer do now?Loading...Hans van Leeuwencovers British and European politics, economics and business from London. He has worked as a reporter, editor and policy adviser in Sydney, Canberra, Hanoi and London.Connect withHansonTwitter.EmailHansathans.vanleeuwen@afr.comSaveLog inorSubscribeto save articleShareCopy linkCopiedEmailLinkedInTwitterFacebookCopy linkCopiedShare via...Gift this articleSubscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber?LoginLicense articleFollow the topics, people and companies that matter to you.Find out moreRead MoreAILawLegal professionMinterEllisonMicrosoftEnterprise ITFetching latest articlesOlympic weightlifting is hard. This boss uses the 1pc rule to get it doneLucy DeanOut-of-control watch price rises give housing a run for its moneyKnow your craft: How the biggest airlines rate at the pointy end‘We’ll fight’: Alex Waislitz on family battles and bad betsPatrick DurkinJob appointments have never been purely merit-based: CEW chiefWhy this CEO saves creative work for after her periodNew Zealand pops its cork for one of the world’s great wine festivalsMax AllenWhy Hawaii’s data-driven wellness retreat is a haven for high-flyersA last-chance tote bag and a groovy case for trumpetersVictor Smorgon’s star fundie eyes 50pc returns for new fundAlex GluyasForrest family powerbroker had alleged role in big Fortescue decisionsEllison-run garnet mine faces punishment over unsanctioned development