Legal Studies / Law and Society

Major Countdown

until AI starts cutting hiring for this major’s grads
Oct 2, 2029 · 1081 days left

Drafting, record summaries and contract review were legal AI's first tasks and the core work of new law clerks, paralegals and compliance staff, so those jobs shrink first. Only graduates who finish a JD, bar admission and articling reach a licensed path with later pressure.

The countdown is the time left until AI is expected to start cutting hiring for this major’s grads. It doesn’t mean the major will disappear or that everyone will lose their job.