The Impact of Artificial Intelligence on the Legal Services Market: A Threat to the Lawyer Profession or New Opportunities?

The legal services market is undergoing a transformation under the influence of artificial intelligence (hereinafter referred to as AI). The debate about whether AI will become a threat or open up new horizons for the profession is more relevant than ever. The article analyzes the key trends, risks and prospects associated with the implementation of AI systems in legal practice. Examples of legal artificial intelligence (Legal AI) are given, the use of which allows transferring some of the functions of legal experts to generative neural systems. The authors believe that the increasing interaction of jurisprudence and innovative technologies in the field of artificial intelligence entails the emergence of new professions, such as legal engineers in artificial intelligence, AI managers in legal organizations, quality control specialists in generative legal opinions, etc. This circumstance will lead to the fact that in the near future in the field of jurisprudence there will be an increase in demand for STEM specialists educated at the intersection of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Keywords: artificial intelligence; advocacy; labor market; competencies.