A strange quirk of the legal profession means lawyers may soon have to adopt AI—or face malpractice
# Lawyers Face Pressure to Use AI or Risk Getting Sued Lawyers have traditionally avoided new technology, but a legal quirk may force them to adopt AI tools—or face malpractice lawsuits from their own clients. Bar associations are increasingly expecting lawyers to stay competent with modern tools, meaning a lawyer who refuses to use AI could be held liable if they miss something a competing lawyer with AI would have caught. This same pressure could soon hit other high-stakes fields like accounting and medicine, making these skeptical professions adopt AI faster than they'd like.
Lawyers notoriously struggle with technology. The legal profession is one of wood-paneled courtrooms and leather-bound lawbooks—not apps and chatbots. The infamous Lawyer Cat of the early pandemic Zoom era is an especially hilarious example of what happens when lawyers are forced to embrace tech
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