Humans Wanted: Big Law Needs People to Make AI Work

Law firms looking at artificial intelligence and other technology solutions can expect to make a big investment in the humans to implement it.

Driven by “NextGen” legal technologies--which include artificial Intelligence, machine learning, and cognitive computing--new roles are emerging within law firms, said David Cowen, president of the Cowen Group, which specializes in filling legal technology and executive positions in law firms. The new roles include chief innovation officer, legal solutions architect, and chief data scientist, Cowen told Bloomberg Law.

“The technology looks incredible but it’s not just a push button thing to implement and deploy. It requires some expertise ...