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FOCUS OF THE DAY: Automation by computers is unlikely to replace much of the work currently done by lawyers any time soon and the negative employment effects of technology have been overstated, according to a study. Suggesting the current literature – including the recent book by Professor Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind – exaggerates the likely impacts of automation, the authors argued that “predictions of imminent and widespread displacement of lawyers are premature”. Full story - Legal Futures
FOCUS OF THE DAY: Automation by computers is unlikely to replace much of the work currently done by lawyers any time soon and the negative employment effects of technology have been overstated, according to a study. Suggesting the current literature – including the recent book by Professor Richard Susskind and Daniel Susskind – exaggerates the likely impacts of automation, the authors argued that “predictions of imminent and widespread displacement of lawyers are premature”. Full story - Legal Futures
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