Anthropic lawyers predict AI automation for junior attorney work

In a Wednesday event at Stanford Law School, Anthropic's general counsel said that AI is poised to replace the work of junior attorneys and law students.

News • Science & Technology Anthropic lawyers predict AI automation for junior attorney work Anthropic's general counsel told Stanford Law School students in a Wednesday event that junior lawyers must learn to use AI as an asset. (PHOTO: CAYDEN GU/The Stanford Daily) By Amalia Abecassis Multimedia by Cayden Gu Jan. 26, 2026, 9:00 p.m. Anthropic’s general counsel offered blunt advice to Stanford Law School students earlier this month: law schools are failing to prepare them for a profession artificial intelligence (AI) is already transforming. “Law schools are doing a terrible job,”

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