Confessions of a cyber conveyancer: AI – are lawyers the boiling frog in all of this?
Summary
The article argues that conveyancing firms should approach AI cautiously and focus first on practical, lower-risk uses such as document review, call handling and consistency checks. The author suggests that AI is most useful in reducing administrative error and compliance risk, rather than replacing core legal judgment in tasks like raising enquiries or drafting reports on title.
Why it matters
Residential property surveyors work alongside conveyancers and are affected by the same transaction pressures, document-heavy processes and client expectations. The piece highlights how AI may increasingly be used to manage information in leases, management packs and title documentation, which can influence the speed and quality of property transactions.
Key points
- AI is being used in conveyancing mainly for administrative and document-review tasks.
- The author says firms should prioritise risk, compliance and error-checking uses before core legal work.
- Examples include voice agents for call handling and AI checks on mortgage reports, transfers and titles.
- Management packs, leases and source-of-wealth checks are identified as useful early applications.
- The article warns against adopting AI too quickly without understanding the problem it is meant to solve.
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