This statistic shows the share of law firm professionals in the United States by the roles they believe could be replaced by technology as of 2011 and 2015. During the survey in 2015, 20.3 percent of respondents stated that computers will never replace human practitioners, as opposed to 46 percent of respondents who stated this in the 2011 survey.
Can you envision a law-focused ‘Watson’ replacing any of the following timekeepers in your firm in the 5 to 10 years?
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Altman Weil. (May 15, 2015). Can you envision a law-focused ‘Watson’ replacing any of the following timekeepers in your firm in the 5 to 10 years? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 25, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/623755/artificial-intelligence-and-the-legal-profession-us/
Altman Weil. "Can you envision a law-focused ‘Watson’ replacing any of the following timekeepers in your firm in the 5 to 10 years? ." Chart. May 15, 2015. Statista. Accessed April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623755/artificial-intelligence-and-the-legal-profession-us/
Altman Weil. (2015). Can you envision a law-focused ‘Watson’ replacing any of the following timekeepers in your firm in the 5 to 10 years? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 25, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/623755/artificial-intelligence-and-the-legal-profession-us/
Altman Weil. "Can You Envision a Law-focused ‘watson’ Replacing Any of The following Timekeepers in Your Firm in The 5 to 10 Years? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 15 May 2015, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623755/artificial-intelligence-and-the-legal-profession-us/
Altman Weil, Can you envision a law-focused ‘Watson’ replacing any of the following timekeepers in your firm in the 5 to 10 years? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/623755/artificial-intelligence-and-the-legal-profession-us/ (last visited April 25, 2024)
Can you envision a law-focused ‘Watson’ replacing any of the following timekeepers in your firm in the 5 to 10 years? [Graph], Altman Weil, May 15, 2015. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/623755/artificial-intelligence-and-the-legal-profession-us/