Lawyers being replaced by AI is the classic fear and, fortunately, it's unfounded. Rather than replacing lawyers, AI will automate certain aspects of lawyers' jobs, typically the most routine ones. As a result, lawyers will have more time to focus on other tasks and accomplishments. ... Yes, AI won't replace them.

Will paralegals be replaced by robots?

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Robots will also take over the more repetitive tasks in professions such as law, with paralegals and legal assistants facing a 94% probability of having their jobs computerized.

Will paralegals become obsolete?

It doesn't mean that paralegals will become obsolete. ... But this is nothing new for paralegals, as the profession continues to become increasingly more specialized and the professionals become increasingly more sophisticated and knowledgeable of law and legal processes.