Some law firms now prefer hiring a mid-tier law school graduate with strong AI skills over a top graduate from a school like Harvard who lacks AI experience.

The federal privacy law FERPA (Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act) creates a significant burden for individuals who want to share educational data with AI tool providers.

A "right to compute" has been enacted into law in Montana, and similar bills are being considered in Ohio and New Hampshire.

The billable hour compensation structure in the legal profession disincentivizes the adoption and efficient use of AI tools.

According to its own statistics, the AI legal tool Harvey is used by 70% of the top 100 US law firms.

The AI startup Learned Hand provides a tool to help judges and law clerks write better and faster legal opinions.

Unauthorized Practice of Law (UPL) statutes have been used by the legal profession to create significant hurdles for technology companies like LegalZoom.

Law firms are considering hiring fewer junior and summer associates due to the increasing capabilities of AI.

Arizona became the first U.S. state to allow non-lawyers to own and operate law firms.

States such as Texas and Utah are creating regulatory sandboxes to facilitate the easier deployment of AI tools in the legal sector.