MinterEllison Sets Target for 80% of Staff Using AI by March 2025
Australian Financial Review
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- Date Published
- 16 Dec 2024
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- 8 Mar 2025, 02:41 pm
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The majority of lawyers and partners at the big six Australian law firm will be required to use the new technology in their daily work next year.
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The article outlines MinterEllison's strategy to have 80% of its lawyers and partners utilize artificial intelligence tools by March 2025. This initiative aims to enhance efficiency and implement AI as a standard tool across daily operations across the firm. While not directly targeting existential AI risks, this development is significant within the AI governance framework, emphasizing the growing integration of AI tools in professional environments. The initiative reflects broader trends regarding AI adoption in critical sectors like legal services, but lacks a discussion on catastrophic AI risks or major safety concerns.
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CompaniesProfessional ServicesLegal professionPrint articleEdmund TadrosProfessional services editorDec 16, 2024 – 12.39pmSaveLog 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?LoginTop-tier law firm MinterEllison says at least 80 per cent of its lawyers and partners will have to use artificial intelligence tools in their daily work by March next year.The push, designed to increase efficiency, will provide lawyers with three AI tools and training. Firm leaders will also have to hit the 80 per cent target as a key performance metric.Loading...Edmund Tadrosleads our coverage of the professional services sector. He is based in our Sydney newsroom.Connect withEdmundonTwitter.EmailEdmundatedmundtadros@afr.com.auSaveLog 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 MoreLegal professionMinterEllisonMicrosoftAIFetching 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