Center on the Legal Profession, Harvard Law School

The Four Ingredients

Two forms of practical wisdom — fast metis and slow metis — model capability, context infrastructure, AI skills, and domain expertise, and the asymmetry that defines the next decade.
By Anthea Roberts and David Wilkins
Visuals and analysis created with Dragonfly Thinking
How to Read This
Each circle represents a legal professional archetype, plotted by AI skills (x-axis, “fast metis”) and domain expertise (y-axis, “slow metis”). Click a persona to see their multiplication score and development trajectory. Use the pathway toggle to compare traditional vs. disrupted career paths.
Personas
Pathways
Environment
Model Capability 7
Context Infrastructure 5
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The Gap
Fluent Mediocrity
Underlevered Expertise
Multiplied Excellence
Multiplication Score
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