All Professions
High RiskLegal
Accelerating
Paralegal
AI legal research tools, contract analysis platforms, and document automation have transformed paralegal work. LLMs can now review thousands of documents in hours and extract key legal arguments with high accuracy.
370K current workers
Major disruption: By 2029
78%Automation Risk
High Risk
Automation Risk Trajectory
Historical progression and projected automation risk for Paralegals through 2030
What AI Is Replacing
- Legal document research
- Contract review and summarization
- Due diligence document processing
- Standard template drafting
What Humans Still Own
- Client relationship management
- Complex legal strategy support
- Court filing and procedural expertise
Top Skills to Develop Now
Legal AI tools (Westlaw AI, Harvey)Legal project managementData privacy law
Sources: Goldman Sachs (2023), Oxford University (2013)
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