A leading London law firm is using a chatbot for first-round interviews with potential recruits in a landmark advance of artificial intelligence in legal practice.<\/p>\n
Partners at Mishcon de Reya have confirmed that graduates applying to the firm this year will face a virtual interview with an AI chatbot in the first instance. <\/p>\n
The firm, which represented Princess Diana in her divorce, has maintained that the AI tool uses information from candidates\u2019 applications to start a conversation and results in a \u201ctailored interview\u201d for all applicants.<\/p>\n
\u2022 How AI is reshaping City law firms<\/a><\/p>\n Instead of writing a long application form, candidates participate in a virtual interview during which they can expand on their experiences and motivations. The process produces a transcript of each interview that is reviewed by the firm\u2019s early careers team.<\/p>\n Other British businesses are reported to have used various forms of artificial intelligence when recruiting staff, but the development at Mishcon de Reya<\/a> is thought to be a first for a large law firm. <\/p>\n Tom Wicksteed, the early careers manager at the firm, which last year recorded \u00a3330 million in revenue and had about 650 lawyers on its books, told The Times that candidates \u201cwill be able to tell us more about themselves, instead of being limited to a certain number of characters on an application form\u201d. <\/p>\n