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Bankruptcy Lawyers

Legal
Projected change 2024–34: +4.1%
Median annual wage (2024): $151,160
Employment (2024): 865K

United States · BLS Employment Projections 2024–34 (figures for SOC 23-1011 occupational group)

AI exposure in published research

Figures below are reproduced from external datasets without modification. Where a dataset does not cover this occupation, the value is shown as — rather than as zero.

Data provider: OpenAI · "GPTs are GPTs"

Time basis: 2023 baselineex-ante estimate

Scored against GPT-4-generation capability.

Human rater basis
47.5%
GPT-4 rater basis
42.5%

β = direct exposure (E1) + 0.5 × exposure when tools are available (E2), per the source repository's definition.

22 rated tasks · 19 tasks with β ≥ 0.5 (86.4%)

Version:
gh-main-0471612
License:
MIT License · Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI

Data provider: Anthropic Economic Index

Time basis: Published 2026-03-05composite index

Observed exposure
16.7%

Theoretical exposure index weighted by measured Claude usage, per the original report's definition.

20 tasks · usage observed in 3 · mean 11.3%

Data: Anthropic Economic Index — labor_market_impacts, CC-BY, https://huggingface.co/datasets/Anthropic/EconomicIndex

AI Changing Work uses Anthropic Economic Index data under CC-BY; Anthropic does not endorse or sponsor this site or its analyses.

Version:
hf-lmi-2026-03
License:
CC BY 4.0
Observation period:
(not applicable to this release)
Model:
(not stated by the source)

2023 prediction vs observation-based index published 2026-03-05

One card (GPTs are GPTs) is a 2023 estimate of what AI could theoretically do; the other (Anthropic Economic Index) is built from observed usage and was published on 2026-03-05 — that is its publication date, not the period it observed. They measure different things, so the two figures cannot be added, averaged, or ranked against each other. The older figure is kept here as a baseline for comparison rather than removed.

Caution: the Anthropic figures — observed exposure and task penetration — take the Eloundou β as one of their inputs. The two sides resembling each other is therefore not evidence that the earlier prediction came true; reading it that way is circular reasoning.

The Anthropic figures are measured on Claude users, who are not the whole economy and not the whole workforce.

The mapping of O*NET tasks and occupation codes was performed by AI Changing Work. The source figures themselves were not modified.

These indices are not forecasts. Which point in time each one belongs to is stated on the badge on its card.

Task Breakdown

  • Review and analyze financial documents and records
  • Draft bankruptcy petitions and reorganization plans
  • Represent clients in bankruptcy court hearings
  • Negotiate debt settlements with creditors
  • Research case law precedents for bankruptcy filings

About This Occupation

If you work as a Bankruptcy Lawyer, AI is significantly reshaping your practice. With an automation risk of 34/100 and overall exposure at 50%, this role faces high transformation. The highest-impact area is researching case law precedents at 78% automation. However, courtroom advocacy and creditor negotiations remain firmly human. BLS projects +5% growth through 2034 driven by economic cycles. Lawyers leveraging AI for document review and legal research gain substantial efficiency advantages.

ISCO-08 classification

Unit group 2611ILO official

Lawyers

Definition

ILO original text (English)

Lawyers give clients legal advice on a wide variety of subjects, draw up legal documents, represent clients before administrative boards or tribunals and plead cases or conduct prosecutions in courts of justice, or instruct barristers to plead in higher courts of justice.

Definition & vocabulary source

Source: International Labour Organization (ILO) — ISCO-08 Structure

License: ILO CC BY 4.0

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Official occupational information

  • ONET23-1011.00

    Lawyers

    Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, or manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law.

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Source: O*NET 30.2, U.S. DOL/ETA

License: CC BY 4.0

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Frequently Asked Questions

The Anthropic Economic Index puts observed exposure at 16.7%. The OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" rubric puts occupation-level β at 47.5% under human raters. Both figures are reproduced from published research without modification.

They come from two published datasets: the Anthropic Economic Index (labor_market_impacts, CC BY 4.0) and the OpenAI "GPTs are GPTs" exposure rubric (MIT License, Copyright (c) 2024 OpenAI). AI Changing Work maps them onto O*NET occupation and task codes and does not calculate exposure scores of its own. AI Changing Work uses Anthropic Economic Index data under CC-BY; Anthropic does not endorse or sponsor this site or its analyses.

No. They are a diagnosis of exposure as measured at the time each source dataset was published. AI Changing Work publishes no prediction of future automation or job displacement for this occupation.