Law firms Robot law: Deloitte estimates automation to cut legal sector jobs by 39% over the next two decades Legal Business · 16 March 2016 · 2 min read TMT Legal tech Deloitte A new report released by Deloitte is warning law firms to prepare for changes as the rise of automation is likely to cut legal sector jobs by 39% over the next two decades.Your limit of 1 article in 30 days is up. Please login for full access or subscribe. Corporate users - click here for simple access (no password needed). For more information, please contact [email protected] Related ContentMore in this categoryRevolving Doors: Latham boosts London life sciences as Weil hires German PE partnersLaw firmsWill Lewallen2 Oct 2025Sponsored thought leadership: Benefits of the Austrian Private FoundationInternationalGuest Blog5 Mar 2024Sponsored Q&A: DeloittePractice areasGuest Blog6 Dec 2023Simmons brings in new bonus scheme to reward ‘meaningful’ use of generative AILaw firmsTom Cox4 Jun 2026Beyond black letter law: practising on the ground in Southeast AsiaIn-HouseAllan Cohen1 Jun 2026‘One engine, configured a thousand different ways’ – is Claude for Legal the next big shift in legal tech?Law firmsTom Cox28 May 2026GC Legal Tech Pulse 2024 – in association with Thomson ReutersIn-HouseLegal Business29 Feb 2024Doing the robot – Five years on, the same old AI debate rages onLaw firmsNathalie Tidman11 Dec 2023Legal tech focus: Joined-up thinkingLaw firmsThomas Alan11 Feb 2020