Synthetic Intelligence & Robotics
Agency hiring of associates with AI expertise up 106% since final yr, new report says
Legislation corporations are more and more in search of lateral attorneys who’ve expertise with synthetic intelligence, in accordance with a brand new report from SurePoint Applied sciences. (Illustration from Shutterstock)
Legislation corporations are more and more in search of lateral attorneys who’ve expertise with synthetic intelligence, in accordance with a brand new report from SurePoint Applied sciences.
The Texas-based software program firm’s 2025 State of the Legal Industry report discovered that lateral hiring throughout the specialty of AI elevated 68% throughout all attorneys in Am Legislation 200 corporations. Whereas associates confirmed a year-over-year enhance of 106%, companions skilled a major enhance at 53%. Counsels additionally had a wholesome enhance of 44%.
“It’s not a proper follow space in lots of corporations (but), however as legislation corporations look to bolster their inside functionality and outward marketability in synthetic intelligence, they’re recruiting extra lateral attorneys with this experience,” in accordance with the report.
For its report, SurePoint Applied sciences surveyed greater than 200 authorized professionals from midsize corporations and analyzed hiring knowledge from a variety of corporations, together with Am Legislation 200 corporations.
Amongst its different findings, it exhibits that midsize corporations are “bullish” on AI, with 94% anticipating the expertise to extend their income and enhance their shopper service. Seventy p.c of midsize corporations report utilizing AI to automate doc creation, and 60% report utilizing it for e mail submitting. Moreover, 53% use AI for knowledge extraction.
The report additionally discovered that 63% of midsize corporations have formally adopted AI, and 42% of midsize corporations have modified their coaching to include AI.
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