Robot lawyer
A robot lawyer or a robo-lawyer refers to a legal AI application that can perform tasks that are typically done by paralegals or young associates at law firms. However, there is some debate on the correctness of the term. Some commentators say that legal AI is technically speaking neither a lawyer nor a robot and should not be referred to as such.[1] Other commentators believe that the term can be misleading and note that the robot lawyer of the future won't be one all-encompassing application but a collection of specialized bots for various tasks.[2]
Examples
Some legal AI solutions are developed and marketed directly to the customers or consumers, whereas other applications are tools for the attorneys at law firms. One notable legal AI solution for the law firms is ROSS, which has been used by US law firms to assist in legal research,[3] but there are already hundreds of legal AI solutions that operate in multitude of ways varying in sophistication and dependence on scripted algorithms.[4]
One notable legal technology chatbot application is DoNotPay. It had started off as an app for contesting parking tickets, but has since expanded to include features that help users with many different types of legal issues, ranging from consumer protection to immigration rights and other social issues.[5][6]
See also
- Automation
- Artificial intelligence and law
- Computational law
- DoNotPay
- Legal expert systems
- Legal informatics
- Legal technology
References
- ↑ A.I. Is Doing Legal Work. But It Won’t Replace Lawyers, Yet. The New York Times, 19 Mar. 2017. Web. 16 June 2017. <https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/19/technology/lawyers-artificial-intelligence.html>.
- ↑ Lawbots.info. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 June 2017. <https://www.lawbots.info/single-post/Robot-Lawyer-Means>.
- ↑ "ROSS Intelligence Lands Another Law Firm Client." The American Lawyer. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 June 2017. <http://www.americanlawyer.com/id=1202769384977/ROSS-Intelligence-Lands-Another-Law-Firm-Client>.
- ↑ CodeX Techindex. Stanford Law School, n.d. Web. 16 June 2017. <https://techindex.law.stanford.edu/>.
- ↑ "Appealing parking tickets". DoNotPay. https://donotpay.com/learn/parking-tickets.
- ↑ Kelley, Jaclyn (October 18, 2018). "Robot Lawyer: App allows you to sue anyone with press of a button". Fox 5. https://www.fox5dc.com/news/robot-lawyer-app-allows-you-to-sue-anyone-with-press-of-a-button.
External links
- CodeX Techindex, Stanford Law School Legal Tech List
- LawSites List of Legal Tech Startups
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