The Role of Law Professionals to Encounter Technology in The Era of Industrial Revolution 4.0 Edison H Manurung {edisonmanurung2010@yahoo.com} Doctoral School of Law, Universitas 17 Agustus 1945 Jakarta, Jakarta, Indonesia Abstract . The Fourth Industrial Revolution has brought new challenges to the law world view. The presence of the industrial revolution 4.0 through connectivity and digitalization can improve the efficiency of manufacturing chain and the quality of production. In vise versa the digitalization of the industrial sector has a negative impact on employment and disrupts the conventional businesses. The objectives of this research are to determine the impact of the development of industrial digitalization on the conventional job place especially in law professions. This research employs a qualitative method through a normative juridical approach by mastering the law for a particular problem and how to implement the related regulations legally. The research results informed that the industrial technology 4.0 era are focused on the absorption of conventional manpower which are more or less affecting the absorption of current legal professionals; and in order to counterbalance this issue, the legal professionals have to improve their skills, knowledge, and field specializations. The rationale of this is that every professionals must be capable to meet the needs of their clients and to fulfill their responsibility. Therefore, working quality of the every professionals need to reflect on their attitudes, honesty, sincerities, cleanliness, dignities, and responsibility in ethical behaviors. Keywords: era 4.0, technology, legal professional, role 1. Introduction In the past two decades, information technology have developed rapidly and changed various settings of human life. Changes in information technology are driven by business sectors that evolve continuously and adapt to the rapid changes. The businesses in their process of production, distribution and consumption activities naturally and continuously find a way to reduce costs and profitable, and also pursue better effectiveness, efficiency and convenience. Yet, the massive changes and dynamic development of information technology have not been followed by the development of the law. It moves slowly to catch up with the technology advances as according to the Dutch adage to be able to recap, er de feiten aan. Whereas known that Indonesia is a based on law country. The consequence is that law to be used as a foundation to develop the economics. Economic development should not be separated from law development because economics and law are interconnecting subjects [1]. Industry 4.0 is the fourth industrial period which in various literatures defines that the industrial stages are divided as follows: 1. Stage 1: Industries that have already used mechanical machines which started since the invention of the steam engines. 2. Stage 2: Industries that have utilized electricity which was indicated within mass productions; 3. Stage 3: Industries that have used computers and automation systems; 4. Stage 4: Industries that have utilized cyber space. ICSET 2019, November 23, Jakarta, Indonesia Copyright © 2020 EAI DOI 10.4108/eai.23-11-2019.2301598