Law.com's Legaltech News Interviews Byong Kim on How Generative AI Is Reshaping the Role of the Lawyer

Legaltech News (Law.com) spoke with Byong Kim, Seyfarth's Chief Data & AI Officer, for its March 3 article, “Gen AI Spurs Firms to Rethink Role of Lawyer: A Chat With Legalweek Speaker Byong Kim.” In the interview, Kim discussed Seyfarth's implementation of generative and agentic artificial intelligence, and how it has driven the firm to rethink talent development, client engagement, and the very definition of what it means to be an attorney.

Kim discussed the importance of having candid conversations with clients about the realities, and limitations, of AI, noting:

“Adopting tech and just slapping it on doesn't mean you're going to guarantee efficiencies and savings. I'll be honest, that's always been a tech problem. Everyone thinks, ‘Invest in this tech, it’s going to be cheaper and better.’ It’s not always true, and it continues not to be true with AI.”

He also highlighted how AI is reshaping legal talent and workflows:

“The technology is rethinking what the concept of a lawyer is. It’s not just now being a really good lawyer. We’re also looking at how lawyers now can adopt technology as part of their workflow.”

Kim is set to speak on the topic at the “Law Firm Deconstruction and Remodeling in the Gen AI Era” session on March 11 at Legalweek 2026 in New York.

The full article is available here.