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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 / 623

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?

31%

#32 / 623

Copy editor

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
Spelling, agreement and consistency. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	52%	+9.4
Style, repetition and sentence rhythm. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	48%	+7.7
Queries to the author, grey areas and the house style. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Second proofs, PDF and last-minute typos. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	22%	+4
Deadlines with publisher, layout and translation. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	18%	+2.9
Judgement, not over-rewriting, and the typo that remains. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	14%	+2.2
Total	100%		31%

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