Mindless Lawyering: Is Doc Review 'The Practice Of Law'?

Law360, New York (March 28, 2016, 9:30 AM EDT) -- Much has been written of late concerning the prospect of robots replacing lawyers, especially in the area of document review.[1] Improvements in hardware and software capacity have placed contract attorneys devoted to wholesale document review on the precipice of extinction. Advances in artificial intelligence and e-discovery software may soon enable computers to review and analyze documents faster and in a far more cost-effective manner.  However, until the replacement of attorneys in the discovery process is complete, questions exists as to whether attorneys reviewing electronic documents are engaged in the practice of law....

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