The AI boom has reignited the long-running debate over the potential death of billable hour — the standard method of payment in the legal profession.Several attorneys said that as AI tools are used at firms to automate routine and time-consuming grunt work tasks like document review and due diligence, the number of billable hours to a client is likely to be reduced, and the value of a lawyer’s individual hour is likely to increase.And though AI-powered tools are expected to become widely adopted in the legal field in the coming years, will AI kill billable hour?

