“The future is already here. It is just not evenly distributed.” — William Gibson, renowned science fiction author
Fast forward a few years from today, and every legal professional will be meaningfully impacted by generative AI. It might be something as simple as receiving a few helpful suggestions while drafting a brief…or perhaps running a search of documents automatically profiled by generative AI…or using AI to speed up diligence review as part of a transaction.
Or maybe losing a client to the firm down the street that’s doing all of those things.
As the generative AI story unfolds in legal, it will happen as Gibson suggested — unevenly. The factors that hinder successful adoption will not be just the pace at which an organization wants to move, but also the readiness and capability of their technology vendors to move with them.
At NetDocuments, we committed to ensuring our customers can move both fast and responsibly to adopt generative AI technologies. Over the last six months, we’ve met with hundreds of customers to listen to how they want to use this technology; what concerns they have; and what opportunities they see. And they raised important questions:
