Mundane legal chores have often been identified as an area which could be passed on to AI.

“The [legal] profession needs to develop new skills, for instance to make best use of legal technology, but solicitors will continue to need soft skills that AI will not be capable of automating,” Lubna Shuja, president of the Law Society, told  City A.M.

“As AI technology develops, what it means to be a lawyer will evolve, as will the type of jobs we do and the skills required for them,” Shuja added.

Economists have argued stepping up usage of advanced technology could help reverse a more than decade long trend of slowing productivity growth.

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