Automation helps focus on strategic advisory services: Vishal Parekh

Today's lawyer is a much more tech-savvy professional who uses technology embedded into their daily routine, says Parekh

Vishal Parekh, country head-India, Thomson Reuters, the information services major, shares with Sudipto Dey his take on how the use of automation technology and artificial intelligence (AI) will impact the Indian legal profession. Thomson Reuters has come out with a white paper titled 'Legal 2025: The Future of the Indian Legal Sector’ that captures the changes the legal profession will undergo with a rise in the use of technology. Edited excerpts from an interview:

How is the Indian legal profession taking to automation and AI?

Since the global financial crisis, there has been an increasing pressure on law firms worldwide to drive