In the words of one technology analyst, the legal profession hasn't really changed since the time of Charles Dickens. And like the never-ending Jarndyce and Jarndyce lawsuit in Dickens' Bleak House, today's courtrooms are overburdened and justice often frustratingly slow. Advances in artificial intelligence are changing these long-entrenched realities, and changing them fast. But just what does this mean for lawyers, judges, and the many individuals involved in court cases and other legal proceedings each year? The jury trial is just one aspect of the U.S. judicial system (the courts) and the legal industry in general (the firms).