"Consider a law firm. Even more narrowly, consider case law, where attorneys try to find precedent for an argument they want to make. At one level, genAI tools can win that battle. They literally can memorize every word of every court decision - globally, if need be. No lawyer can do that. But case law research is not merely about reading cases."
"The attorney needs to understand the intent, the nuances of a case and the relevant history. No genAI system can do that. Early in my reporting career, I was a full-time court reporter for a daily newspaper. One afternoon, I found myself in the courthouse basement in the law library. In the back, I saw the managing partner of one of the state's largest law firms, flipping through books."
Generative AI tools can literally memorize and retrieve every word of every court decision globally, offering retrieval capabilities far beyond any individual lawyer. Case law research requires more than text retrieval; attorneys must understand intent, nuances, and the relevant legal and factual history to apply precedent effectively. No current generative AI system can fully replicate those deeper interpretive skills and contextual judgments. Human legal practitioners retain essential value for interpretation, context-building, and judgment. A court reporter once observed a managing partner personally consulting law books in a courthouse library, illustrating continued reliance on manual research practices.
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