In 1996, Professor Richard Susskind published the groundbreaking The Future of Law: Facing the Challenges of Information Technology, arguing that technology would fundamentally transform legal practice and the administration of justice.
Three decades on, his new book, The Future of Law: Reflections and Predictions, revisits those original forecasts, examines what he got right and wrong, and explores how artificial intelligence could reshape legal services and society in the years ahead.
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Appearing on Legal IT Insider’s Inside View in a two-part podcast, Susskind discussed the lessons of the past in Podcast 1 and reflected on how the legal profession has evolved.
In Podcast 2, he turns his attention to the future, exploring a world in which power shifts dramatically towards clients; AI challenges traditional notions of legal expertise, judgement and professional gatekeeping; and law firms face competition not only from each other but from increasingly capable technology platforms and AI-enabled clients. Susskind also argues that organisations should stop planning for tomorrow based solely on today’s systems and begin preparing for a future that could look fundamentally different from the legal market we know now.
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