{"id":155880,"date":"2026-07-06T14:41:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:41:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/06\/ais-biggest-win-for-lawyers-may-be-work-life-balance\/"},"modified":"2026-07-06T14:41:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-06T22:41:34","slug":"ais-biggest-win-for-lawyers-may-be-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xira.com\/p\/2026\/07\/06\/ais-biggest-win-for-lawyers-may-be-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"AI\u2019s Biggest Win For Lawyers May Be Work-Life Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>First and foremost, it means people spend less time working evenings and weekends. Second is it\u2019s 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>\u2014\u00a0<strong>Timothy Fraser, chief legal officer of Toshiba Americas Group, in comments given to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/legal-chiefs-say-ai-will-empower-their-lawyers-not-replace-them\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>, 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. <\/strong> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66762\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"mailto:staci@abovethelaw.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The post <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/2026\/07\/ais-biggest-win-for-lawyers-may-be-work-life-balance\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">AI\u2019s Biggest Win For Lawyers May Be Work-Life Balance<\/a> appeared first on <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Above the Law<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"post-single__featured-image post-single__featured-image--medium alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/07\/GettyImages-1413923549-300x200.jpg?resize=300%2C200&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" title=\"\"><\/figure>\n<p><em><u>Ed. note<\/u>: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/tag\/quote-of-the-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Quote of the Day<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong>First and foremost, it means people spend less time working evenings and weekends. Second is it\u2019s 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.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-large-font-size\"><strong><em>\u2014\u00a0<strong>Timothy Fraser, chief legal officer of Toshiba Americas Group, in comments given to <a href=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/legal-chiefs-say-ai-will-empower-their-lawyers-not-replace-them\" id=\"https:\/\/news.bloomberglaw.com\/business-and-practice\/legal-chiefs-say-ai-will-empower-their-lawyers-not-replace-them\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Bloomberg Law<\/a>, 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. <\/strong> <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"100\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/abovethelaw.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2016\/11\/Staci-Zaretsky.jpg?resize=150%2C100&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-66762\" title=\"\"><figcaption><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/author\/staci-zaretsky\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Staci Zaretsky<\/a> is the managing editor of Above the Law, where she\u2019s worked since 2011. She\u2019d love to hear from you, so please feel free to <a href=\"https:\/\/abovethelaw.com\/cdn-cgi\/l\/email-protection#2d5e594c4e446d4c4f425b48594548414c5a034e4240\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">email<\/a> her with any tips, questions, comments, or critiques. You can follow her on <a href=\"https:\/\/bsky.app\/profile\/stacizaretsky.bsky.social\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Bluesky<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">X\/Twitter<\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.threads.net\/@stacizaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">Threads<\/a>, or connect with her on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/staci-zaretsky\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">LinkedIn<\/a>.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ed. note: Welcome to our daily feature,\u00a0Quote of the Day. First and foremost, it means people spend less time working evenings and weekends. Second is it\u2019s 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. 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