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flag Junior lawyers, tech-fluent and AI-savvy, are reshaping the legal industry by driving innovation and demanding new training, as firms like Harvey expand globally and law grads increasingly choose tech careers.

flag Harvey's CEO Winston Weinberg says junior lawyers are crucial in the AI era, noting their natural fluency with technology enables faster adoption and greater agility. flag He highlights that younger attorneys, raised with AI, often outperform senior partners in using new tools, accelerating their development. flag AI is transforming the legal industry by creating new practice areas and prompting flatter firm structures with more associates and fewer partners. flag Weinberg stresses the need for firms to prioritize training and upskilling junior lawyers, using AI as a learning tool to avoid complacency. flag Harvey, a $5 billion legal AI startup, continues expanding globally, hiring junior lawyers in new offices like Sydney, reflecting a broader trend: more law graduates are joining tech startups or non-traditional roles, with over 6% of 2024 graduates entering business or tech, signaling a shift in legal career paths.

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