Via LLRX – The accountability premium – A lawyer’s ability to stand behind their legal work is a real advantage over legal AI. But for many clients, paying more to transfer risk to a lawyer is a luxury — and maybe soon, an unnecessary one. Jordan Furlong‘s opening keynote at ABA TECHSHOW March 26, 2026 in Chicago addressed two critical questions facing the legal profession right now: “As AI displaces lawyers from a growing share of legal task performance, what will be left for lawyers to do?” and “How are we going to develop lawyers when we don’t know what we’re training them for, and when we can’t count on law firms to do the training anymore?”