Stratton Horres (Senior Counsel-Dallas, TX) co-authored “Winning the War for Risk Management Talent in the Age of AI” with licensed attorney and author David Steiger for the March 16, 2022, edition of Westlaw Today. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is quickly “becoming one of the most useful, efficient and valuable tools in a lawyer's arsenal,” and it is important for firms to hire talent that can fully realize AI’s potential. Stratton and David discuss how it can be difficult to understand the right skillset for this position as the technology is in its infancy but stress that firms cannot be afraid to fail because the future rewards will be so great. The article goes on to cover key components of strategic hiring including qualities of a good AI hire as a connector, vetting candidates and hierarchal questions. They emphasize that “failing to invest now in the coming AI talent war is to run a serious risk of missing out on the cost savings and better performance that true AI leadership can offer.”

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