Comments on: Will AI really replace paralegals?

By: I

Fri, 11 Jul 2025 11:36:46 +0000

In reply to AI will not replace lawyers and professionals.

I agree that AI could have written this article. AI seems to cater to people’s preferences rather than addressing their reality.

One of my firms’ clients told me that AI produced results which showed him that he can receive a payout of over £10,000, if he makes a disrepair claim against his Landlord.

I tried to explain to him that the Landlord has already commenced possession proceedings against him alongside a money claim for almost a year’s worth of unpaid rent. And that disrepair will need to be his defence and counterclaim. In the best case scenario a judge would allow him to offset an estimated £2000, against the rent arrears (£12,000).

He responded by stating that I need to keep up with AI.

I am worried that the only thing that AI is going to replace is the level of peoples’ delusion.

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By: John H

Thu, 10 Jul 2025 05:11:44 +0000

For my sins I’m involved in a number of legal issues as Joe Public. So first off, AI has been very useful in exploring areas of law I know nothing about, writing initial letters and analysing responses. Don’t really need any lawyer for that if you can give the right instructions and that’s the change.
But…as the temperature heats up I’ve instructed a solicitor for the next stages as the letterhead and real world knowledge does not exist in AI. It doesn’t think or threaten.
Also, AI hallucinates even in trivial matters, and it gives wrong advice a boring old human picks up in a second.
So there will still be a legal profession in 5 years but charging by the hour for documents now churned out in one minute on Claude isn’t sustainable.

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By: Tom

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 19:07:19 +0000

I don’t mean to be rude but the narrators sound a bit like AI themselves? What a stilted conversation.

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By: but

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:55:44 +0000

By: Heh

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 13:17:36 +0000

I asked ChatGPT: Will AI really replace paralegals?

Answer: “AI is unlikely to completely replace paralegals, but it will significantly change what paralegals do and how they work.”

Seems about right. Looks like AI might replace journalists.

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By: Anna

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 12:45:50 +0000

This discussion has ran its course already. Just let time tell.

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By: AI will not replace lawyers and professionals

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:31:04 +0000

In reply to AI will replace lawyers and professionals.

It wouldn’t surprise me if this was written by AI given how poor of an understanding the comment has of the legal industry (but yeah, students do use AI, how does that lead to lawyers being replaced).

Try suing your AI when poo inevitably hits the fan (or engaging in a feedback discussion). Try bringing the AI to the negotiation table to secure a favourable compromise in person.

Put simply, AI will not replace any lawyer. In 2-3 years, assuming continued rapid expansion of functions it can process, it could turn into a useful targeted legal personal assistant which will mean fewer openings / lower headcount at a junior level.

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By: x

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 11:30:30 +0000

By: AI will replace lawyers and professionals

Wed, 09 Jul 2025 10:42:40 +0000

AI will absolutely replace paralegals, lawyers, all professional services in the near future assuming AI capabilities continue to grow exponentially as they did in the last 2-3 years.

Lawyers are easily outsmarted by AI – law is a stagnant, backwards profession still billing by the hour, whereas both efficiency, accuracy, and economy are increasingly attainable by using AI.

Law students are increasingly turning to AI for their essays. Lawyers are increasingly using AI for both transactions and litigation. By hiring a lawyer you are basing hiring someone to use AI for you. Clients can simply use AI themselves, cutting out the middlemen (that are lawyers).

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