Automation index

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?

22%

#339 / 623

Hydrologist

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
Hydrograph, catchment and the model. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	40%	+6.4
Field, gauging and the one that does not read. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	14%	+2.5
Flood, the alert and not delaying. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	28%	+4.5
Low flow, irrigation and the clash. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	22%	+3.5
The authority, the figure and not dressing the flow. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	18%	18%	+3.2
If the river rises, call it. Estimate No public source provides a precise figure. This is our estimate.	16%	12%	+1.9
Total	100%		22%

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