Lynda ArtesaniLegal Accountant and Data Migration Specialist at The Proper Trust

Avoid AI as Novelty in Law Firms

25 Mar 2025 · 0 min

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In this brief commentary, the speaker warns law firms against adopting artificial intelligence merely for its own sake, labeling such adoption as a fleeting novelty that may end up unused. Instead, firms should approach AI strategically, targeting specific constraints within their business model. This requires lawyers to adopt a business‑owner mindset, concentrating on the broader business of law rather than solely on practitioner‑level tasks, to ensure AI investments deliver real, sustainable value.

I certainly believe that law firms should not implement AI just for the sake of implementing AI, because then it becomes a novelty. Yeah. And then it's something that's left on the shelf. So you have to actually be looking to solve a constraint in the business model. It forces you to put on the mind of a business owner and focus on the business of law for a second rather than focusing on being a practitioner.