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AI is putting the legal industry's billable hour under pressure
Original: AI is changing how lawyers work — and putting the billable hour under pressure
Artificial intelligence is reshaping how lawyers work, automating tasks like research and document drafting that once filled billable hours. The shift is raising hard questions about the legal profession's core billing model, as firms and clients debate whether charging by the hour still makes sense when AI can do the work in minutes.
Why now: Firms and clients are actively debating whether the billable hour survives as AI automates traditional legal work
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Evidence
- AI is changing how lawyers work — and putting the billable hour under pressure · CNBC
- AI is changing how lawyers work — and putting the billable hour under pressure · CNBC
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