Artificial intelligence in the practice of law can expose a law firm to additional ethical and legal malpractice risks, noted a panel during the American Bar Association’s AI and Robotics 2021 virtual conference. But as the legal profession evolves, panelists said attorneys don’t have to ignore AI to avoid these risks.

While some law firms are still cloud-based legal tech holdouts, and not all lawyers need to leverage e-discovery, AI still plays a significant role in lawyers’ daily client matters, Evisort executive vice president Memme Onwudiwe said during the “Burned by a Bot: Ethical Issues and Legal Malpractice When Using AI in Law” panel held Wednesday.