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Will AI replace legal counsels?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting legal counsels. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 737 live legal counsels openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 25% of current legal counsels openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
737live openings
25%ask for AI skills
21%remote
296companies hiring
What AI is actually changing
AI shows up directly in these openings: Artificial Intelligence. That is the part of the job changing fastest.
Employers still ask most for: Communication, Compliance, Collaboration, Organization, Attention to Detail, Mental Health — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| BetterHelp | 36 |
| Axiom Talent Platform | 33 |
| Tyson & Mendes LLP | 32 |
| Prosper Health | 28 |
| Eliot Community Human Services | 21 |
| Lyra Health | 18 |
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