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How much of a Government lawyer’s job can AI already do?

A memo and a first appeal come earlier. Defending the administration and owning the view do not.

This percentage does not predict how many people will lose their jobs.

Task comparison

IS WORK OVER?

28%

AI can already do 28% of this job.

#107 / 763

Government lawyer

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Advise on files, appeals and tender documents. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Draft claims, pleadings and closings. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Hearings, negotiation and oral advocacy. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Coordinate with the body and other counsel. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Track deadlines, doctrine and judgments. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, sign-off and liability for the opinion. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		28%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low

IS WORK OVER?

27%

#151 / 763

Backend developer

Task weights are our estimates based on O*NET frequency data, not time shares published by O*NET.

The time saving for each task is estimated separately.

Task	Share	AI	Points
Endpoint, the contract and the test. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	48%	+8.6
Spike, the queue and the one that drops. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Key, the secret and not leaving it in the repo. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
Migration, the rollback and not improvising in prod. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Product, the deadline and not cutting the one that matters. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
That it takes the spike, and not leaving the key. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		27%

Modelled workweek: 100% · Public evidence: 0% · Estimate: 100% · Confidence: Low