For reprint rights or to purchase a copy of your Daily Journal photo, email Jeremy_Ellis@dailyjournal.com for prices or call 213-229-5424.

To buy more copies, call 866-531-1492 or email subscribe@dailyjournal.com
This is the property of the Daily Journal Corporation and fully protected by copyright. It is made available only to Daily Journal subscribers for personal or collaborative purposes and may not be distributed, reproduced, modified, stored or transferred without written permission. Please click "Reprint" to order presentation-ready copies to distribute to clients or use in commercial marketing materials or for permission to post on a website. and copyright (showing year of publication) at the bottom.
Subscribe to the Daily Journal for access to Daily Appellate Reports, Verdicts, Judicial Profiles and more...

Technology

Jul. 9, 2025

AI in law: Optional tool or professional necessity?

AI excels at document review, summarization, and pattern recognition in legal work, but successful implementation requires understanding where these tools add value versus where human judgment remains essential.

Benjamin Softness

Partner
King & Spalding

Benjamin Softness is a partner in King & Spalding's business litigation practice and a member of the firm's Artificial Intelligence task force.

See more...

AI in law: Optional tool or professional necessity?
Shutterstock

Anyone following the rise and popularity of artificial intelligence is likely aware of stories about lawyers with egg on their face -- lawyers who, say, used a popular chatbot to draft a brief containing case law that turned out not to exist. Those stories have served as cautionary tales about the dangers of AI, and as justification for strict limitations on its use by members of the bar. Concerns about AI use

To continue reading, please subscribe.
For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
Receive unlimited article access and full access to our archives,
Daily Appellate Report, award winning columns, and our
Verdicts and Settlements.
Or
$795 for an entire year!

Or access this article for $45
(Purchase provides 7-day access to this article. Printing, posting or downloading is not allowed.)

Already a subscriber?

Enewsletter Sign-up



By using our website, you agree to our use of cookies in accordance with our cookie policy. You can learn more about how we use cookies by reviewing our Privacy Policy here.