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When AI shrinks time, a lawyer’s billable hour becomes harder to defend

Law firms can no longer justify billing by the hour when AI has sharply cut the time needed to do legal work.

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As AI reduces the time needed to perform legal work, lawyers are finding harder to justify billing by the hour.

As AI reduces the time needed to perform legal work, lawyers are finding harder to justify billing by the hour.

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Tan Chong Huat and Tan Poh Hwee

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