The Evolving Role of Legal Practitioners in the Development Ecosystem

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"Success—whether in building a digital economy, protecting our planet, or financing a project—depends on trust: trust in our institutions, trust in our partners, and trust in the rule of law. Without it, our systems, economies, and societies cannot function."

—Christophe Soulard

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"A takeaway from this conference: AI is not going to replace lawyers, but lawyers who don’t know how to use AI will be replaced by those who do. We can’t bury our heads and hope it goes away. AI is here to stay. There’s promise and pitfalls. We owe it to ourselves and our stakeholders—donors and countries—to become adept, to pilot, to get our feet wet."

—Jun Jin

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"Lawyers are often seen as obstacles to innovation, but I believe we can and must be catalysts of development and economic dynamism. … The challenge for us as legal practitioners is to make sure that this dynamism flourishes within a framework of stability and trust—in other words, under the rule of law."

—Jose Luis Sardon

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"Human judgment—what a colleague calls natural intelligence—remains essential. Lawyers play key roles in safeguards and responsible use, and in pushing to use AI to help those we serve."

—Katherine Meighan