AI’s Biggest Win For Lawyers May Be Work-Life Balance

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First and foremost, it means people spend less time working evenings and weekends. Second is it’s going to allow them to be able to focus more of their time and attention on complex high-risk matters where they can really deliver tremendous value for the business.

— Timothy Fraser, chief legal officer of Toshiba Americas Group, in comments given to Bloomberg Law, concerning fears that AI will replace legal department lawyers. Fraser went on to note that Toshiba has used AI tools for research as well as summarization and analysis at trial.

Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.

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Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature, Quote of the Day.

First and foremost, it means people spend less time working evenings and weekends. Second is it’s going to allow them to be able to focus more of their time and attention on complex high-risk matters where they can really deliver tremendous value for the business.

— Timothy Fraser, chief legal officer of Toshiba Americas Group, in comments given to Bloomberg Law, concerning fears that AI will replace legal department lawyers. Fraser went on to note that Toshiba has used AI tools for research as well as summarization and analysis at trial.

Staci Zaretsky is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she’s worked since 2011. She’d love to hear from you, so please feel free to email her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on Bluesky, X/Twitter, and Threads, or connect with her on LinkedIn.