The Law Office Will Look Totally Different in Five Years

Photo courtesy of Expect Labs

The story of the legal profession in the digital age is one of change: Computers eliminated the need for paper and reduced law firms’ real estate costs, email created greater connectivity throughout the world and created an impetus for law firms to expand overseas.

Now, many futurists believe the office environment is on the cusp of another transformative innovation: Artificial intelligence and voice recognition technology.

“In a year, it’ll be a foregone conclusion that voice recognition is everywhere,” said Tim Tuttle, chief executive officer of San Francisco-based AI company, Expect Labs, whose investors include Google and ...