Not <i>everything</i> which associates do is grunt work, and certainly not all of it s going to be automated overnight.<p>Instead, what I think we&#x27;ll see is that lawyers use AI to become more efficient, especially at the associate level. So the same workload which previously took 5 associates will take 1.<p>Firms will still be hiring associates and thus have a partner path, but intake will be much lower. So instead of having to be top half at a top 5 school you&#x27;ll have to be in the top 10% to stand a chance.