The Global Lawyer AI will create more lawyers, not less

Rocket Lawyer UK head Mark Edwards says legal professionals have nothing to fear from technological developments in the legal services sector. Mr Edwards challenges the commonly held view that as a growing number of legal functions become automated or performed by'smart' machines, there will be an inevitable downturn in lawyer headcount. On the contrary, he believes that modernising the legal industry is key to ensuring the sustainability, and even growth, of jobs in the sector. 'As the profession modernises, the amount of legal services will increase. We're going to end up with more lawyers, in my view,' he said.