Not everything which associates do is grunt work, and certainly not all of it s going to be automated overnight. Instead, what I think we'll see is that lawyer

Not everything which associates do is grunt work, and certainly not all of it s going to be automated overnight. Instead, what I think we'll see is that lawyers use AI to become more efficient, especially at the associate level. So the same workload which previously took 5 associates will take 1. Firms will still be hiring associates and thus have a partner path, but intake will be much lower. So instead of having to be top half at a top 5 school you'll have to be in the top 10% to stand a chance.