AI in Law: Disruption or Reinvention of the Legal Workforce?

Jacek Wnuk, a Principal in our Electrical Engineering & Computer Science Patent Prosecution Group, describes AI as a tool that supports the earliest stages of legal thinking by accelerating drafting and brainstorming, particularly in tasks like patent writing where generating variations and new ideas is valuable. Rather than replacing legal reasoning, AI expands the range of possibilities and helps overcome initial friction, making it easier to start and refine work instead of creating it from scratch. However, because legal work demands extreme precision and accountability, Jacek emphasizes that AI’s outputs must be carefully reviewed, as eloquence does not guarantee accuracy and lawyers remain fully responsible for the final result.