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AI is changing how lawyers work — and putting the billable hour under pressure
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01 THE MACHINE READ
WHY IT MATTERS.
AI adoption pressuring legal billable hours shows service-sector margin disruption, a slow-moving productivity shift.
AI erodes billable-hour model across professional services
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Law-firm pricing changes or AI vendor adoption data
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Anecdotal evidence, hard to quantify
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AI adoption is forcing the legal profession to rethink the billable hour and how lawyers build expertise.
02 THE STORY SO FAR
THE RECORD, IN ORDER.
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03 WHO'S INVOLVED
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04 RECEIPTS
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