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Will AI replace paralegals?
Based on live job postings — updated September 2026
Not yet — employers aren't cutting paralegals. They're asking them to use AI.
There are 127 live paralegals openings right now. Across the roughly 3,300 fast-growing companies we track, 14% of current paralegals openings now ask for AI skills. The work is changing, not going away.
127live openings
14%ask for AI skills
8%remote
48companies 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, Attention to Detail, Microsoft Office, Organization, Verbal Communication, Written Communication — the parts of the work people are hired to own.
Who's hiring right now
| Company | Open roles |
|---|---|
| Wilson Elser - Business & Legal Professionals | 21 |
| Axiom Talent Platform | 15 |
| Witherite Law Group | 8 |
| Carta | 8 |
| Tyson & Mendes LLP | 8 |
| The United Firm | La Liga Defensora, APC | 5 |
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