“How long before we see our first case against a computer for the unauthorized practice of law?” I half-quipped to a judge sitting next to me.

In reply I received a look of shock melting to concern followed by horror. Since it came during a lunchtime judicial roundtable between members of the bench and bar, I probably should not have been quite so flippant just as the judge bit into a sandwich.

Nonetheless, it is a question that the legal profession must answer as artificial intelligence becomes an ever-growing presence in the industry. In a field that is notoriously slow to adapt to change, change is happening faster than legal professionals can keep up. If that trend continues, it threatens the entire system.

Colorado had one of the most high-profile cases involving AI when attorneys

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