Everyone a Lawyer? The Impact of AI on Our Profession

There was a time when legal knowledge was scarce. You needed a legal code, access to databases, experience, training and, above all, someone who knew where to look.

Today, things seem different.
You open an AI tool, type in a question and, within seconds, receive an answer that looks remarkably convincing. A contract clause? No problem. A dismissal letter? Ready in no time. A GDPR question? Smoothly answered. A shareholders’ agreement? “Of course, below is a sample.”

And that is exactly where the problem begins.
Because AI writes well. AI sounds confident. AI uses legal language. But that does not make AI a lawyer.