Paralegals and legal assistants score 29%. Document review, legal research and first drafts are exactly where legal AI tools are aimed. Postings in Indeed’s legal category are up 1% on a year ago and well above early 2020, so demand is steady. The paralegals who stand out will be the ones firms trust to run, and check, the new tools.
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How to read this: AI task coverage comes from the Anthropic Economic Index, which measures how people use Claude, not the whole labour market. Job postings data comes from Indeed Hiring Lab and reflects the wording of job ads, not actual AI use at work. Employment and pay are US figures unless stated. AI use is not the same as job loss; our verdict explains what we think it means.