Lawyers of the future could bill their clients by ‘units of attention’ monitored by computers directly connected to their brains, a report from the Law Society suggests.
Supporters of neurotechnology for lawyers have argued that corporate clients will press for chips as an efficiency measure, as it would cut legal costs, as well as reduce the number of solicitors needed to work on complex cases.
The report, published last week, forecasted that brain implants could become the “iPhone of the future” in the legal profession.
