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𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐦𝐬 𝐬𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐨𝐨 𝐦𝐮𝐜𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤. 𝐍𝐨𝐭 𝐞𝐧𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡 𝐭𝐢𝐦𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐯𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬.

That's the premise of Bobby Balachandran's latest Law.com article, and it reframes where the next opportunity for legal AI really lies.

• 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤 𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐛𝐞𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐭𝐲. It slows down because work has to move between teams, systems, and approvals.

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐝𝐮𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐠𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐬 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐚𝐬𝐤𝐬. They'll come from reducing the friction between them.

• 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐮𝐞. Coordination should support it, not consume it.

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐨𝐬𝐭 𝐨𝐟 𝐦𝐚𝐧𝐮𝐚𝐥 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐟𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐢𝐬𝐧'𝐭 𝐣𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐟𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐲. It's the time highly skilled professionals spend coordinating instead of applying their expertise.

• 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐧𝐞𝐱𝐭 𝐰𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐥𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐈 𝐰𝐨𝐧'𝐭 𝐛𝐞 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐭 𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬. It'll be measured by how much friction it removes.

A thoughtful perspective on where legal AI may create its biggest impact next: https://lnkd.in/gYXNG_r6