{"source":"Careermash (whatcareer.net)","measurement":"Measured August 2026","licence":"CC BY 4.0","cite_as":"Careermash, Measured August 2026, https://www.whatcareer.net/en/yellow/career/legal-executives/ai","career":{"slug":"legal-executives","title":"Legal Executive","subject":"Law","ai_exposure_pct_today":42,"ai_exposure_definition":"Share of the job's day-to-day tasks AI is already used for, from observed real-world usage by occupation (Anthropic labour market research, 2026). A measurement of now, not a prediction.","horizons":[{"horizon":"Now","ai_exposure_pct":42,"door_grade":"C - hard"},{"horizon":"5 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":57,"door_grade":"C - hard"},{"horizon":"10 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":70,"door_grade":"D - very hard"},{"horizon":"20 yrs","ai_exposure_pct":80,"door_grade":"D - very hard"}],"door_grade_now":"C - hard","door_grade_20yr":"D - very hard","door_source":"OpenAI, \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026), CC BY 4.0","moat_classified":true,"moat":"regulatory_accountability","moat_label":"REGULATORY MOAT","moat_line":"The law requires human oversight. That human could be you.","starting_pay":"£25,000 - £35,000"},"verdict_sentence":"AI is already used for 42% of the measured tasks of a Legal Executive, heading for 80% within 20 years. The door in is grade C today, grade D in 20 years. Moat: regulatory - The law requires human oversight. That human could be you.","rank":{"careers_scored":1840,"less_exposed":1593,"same_score":38,"more_exposed":208},"neighbours":{"less_exposed":[{"slug":"bloggers","title":"Bloggers","exposure":40},{"slug":"broadcasters-podcasters-and-presenters","title":"Broadcasters, podcasters and presenters","exposure":40},{"slug":"broadcasting-and-entertainment-editors","title":"Broadcasting and entertainment editors","exposure":40}],"more_exposed":[{"slug":"admin-assistant","title":"Admin Assistant","exposure":45},{"slug":"administration-directors","title":"Administration directors","exposure":45},{"slug":"business-administrators","title":"Business administrators","exposure":45}]},"ledger":[{"date":"2026-08-29","note":"Moat lines rewritten to assert only what the engine classification means (hands-on / protected by law / people want a real person / no special protection). No scores changed."},{"date":"2026-08-19","note":"Correction: careers without a moat record stopped showing a confident \"NO MOAT\" claim and now show \"moat not yet classified\". Exposure scores were and remain real for every career."},{"date":"2026-08-16","note":"First public measurement: AI exposure per occupation from Anthropic 2026 observed-usage research; door grades and 20-year horizons from OpenAI \"The AI Jobs Transition Framework\" (Richmond 2026, CC BY 4.0)."}]}