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How AI Is Changing Which Lawyers Firms Hire

Aug 2026 · 4 min read

Firms are reshaping junior hiring and prizing lawyers who can supervise technology-assisted work.

Document review and first-draft work is shifting to software. Firms are hiring fewer pure junior reviewers and more lawyers with judgment and client skills.

Privacy, AI governance and technology transactions are some of the fastest-growing practice areas we recruit for.

Lawyers who can explain how they use these tools responsibly stand out in interviews.