"How are new technologies changing the practice of law? With examples and explanations drawn from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and other common law countries, as well as from China and Europe, this book considers the opportunities and implications for lawyers as autonomous systems become commonplace in legal service delivery. It examines what lawyers do in the practice of law and where AI will impact this work. It also explains the important continuing role of the lawyer in an AI world. This book is divided into three parts: Part A provides an accessible explanation of AI, including diagrams, and contrasts this with the role and work of lawyers. Part B focuses on five different aspects of legal work (litigation, transactional, dispute resolution, regulation and compliance, and legal advice and strategy) where AI is making a considerable impact and looks at how this is occurring. Part C discusses how lawyers and law firms can best utilise the promise of AI, while also acknowledging its limitations. It also discusses ethical and regulatory issues, including the lawyer's role in upholding the rule of law"--
How are new technologies changing the practice of law?
With examples and explanations drawn from the UK, US, Canada, Australia and other common law countries, as well as from China and Europe, this book considers the opportunities and implications for lawyers as artificial intelligence systems become commonplace in legal service delivery. It examines what lawyers do in the practice of law and where AI will impact this work. It also explains the important continuing role of the lawyer in an AI world.
This book is divided into three parts:
Part A provides an accessible explanation of AI, including diagrams, and contrasts this with the role and work of lawyers.
Part B focuses on six different aspects of legal work (litigation, transactional, dispute resolution, regulation and compliance, criminal law and legal advice and strategy) where AI is making a considerable impact and looks at how this is occurring.
Part C discusses how lawyers and law firms can best utilise the promise of AI, while also acknowledging its limitations. It also discusses ethical and regulatory issues, including the lawyer's role in upholding the rule of law.
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This book provides an accessible explanation of AI and how it contrasts with the role and work of lawyers, focusing on six key area of the law where AI is making a considerable impact: litigation; transactional; dispute resolution; regulation and compliance; criminal law and legal advice; and strategy, and discussing how lawyers and law firms can best utilise the promise of AI.
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| Acknowledgements |
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The Advent of AI and Lawyers -- Into the Unknown? |
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PART I LAWYERS AND THE EVOLUTION OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE |
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2 Artificial Intelligence: What It Is And Why It Matters |
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Machine Learning and Natural Language Processing |
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28 | (8) |
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36 | (3) |
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3 The Practice Of Law -- What Do Lawyers Do? |
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39 | (4) |
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43 | (3) |
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The Work of Lawyers (What Do Lawyers Do?) |
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46 | (8) |
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Organisational Forms (Where Do Lawyers Work?) |
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How are Lawyers Regulated? |
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64 | (5) |
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Who (or What) Will Lawyers Become? |
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PART II THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN LEGAL PRACTICE |
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4 Ai And Outcome Prediction |
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Application of AI to Legal Outcome Prediction |
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94 | (7) |
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5 Ai, Pre-Trial Information Gathering (Discovery And Disclosure) And Litigation Lawyers |
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Litigation Lawyers -- Gathering Information and Evidence |
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Application of AI to Pre-trial Processes |
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127 | (4) |
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6 Ai, Online Courts And Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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Advocates and Dispute Resolution Lawyers |
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133 | (4) |
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Application of AI to Online Courts and ADR |
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Role of the Lawyer after ODR |
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7 Ai And Transactional Lawyers |
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Transactional Law, Contract Commoditisation and Lawyers |
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Application of AI to Transactional Law |
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Role of the Transactional Lawyer |
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8 Ai And Regulatory Lawyers |
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Application of AI to Regulation |
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Role of the Lawyer in RegTech |
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9 Ai And Criminal Lawyers |
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Application of AI in the Criminal Justice System |
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PART III THE FUTURE OF LAWYERS AND THE LEGAL PROFESSION |
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Can Data and Design Problems be Overcome? |
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11 Legal Ethics, Liability And Regulation In An Ai World |
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Legal Ethics in an AI World |
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Legal Practice by Non-Lawyers |
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12 Future Of The Legal Profession |
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Threats and Opportunities in the Use of AI for Lawyers |
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325 | (2) |
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327 | (2) |
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329 | (4) |
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333 | (6) |
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Supporting AI-Enabled Legal Practice |
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Michael Legg is a Professor at University of New South Wales (UNSW) Law, Sydney, Australia. He is also the Director of the Law Society of New South Wales Future of Law and Innovation in the Profession (FLIP) research stream at UNSW. Michaels research interests are in civil litigation (including class actions), regulation and enforcement, and the legal profession. Michael is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of NSW, Federal Court of Australia, High Court of Australia and in the State and Federal courts of New York. He holds law degrees from UNSW (LLB), the University of California, Berkeley (LLM) and the University of Melbourne (PhD). Felicity Bell is the Research Fellow for the Law Society of New South Wales Future of Law and Innovation in the Profession (FLIP) research stream at University of New South Wales Law Faculty. Her research interests are in legal professionalism and ethics, new technologies in law, family law and access to justice. Felicity is admitted to practice in the Supreme Court of Victoria. She holds a BA/LLB (Hons I) from the University of Melbourne and a PhD from the University of Sydney Law School.