Lawyers can use AI tools to review a legal document and extract relevant fragments or draft a contract. But also for more strategic tasks, such as analyzing the legal situation in a case.
There is a lot of talk about the opportunities that artificial intelligence offers to save time, increase efficiency, and improve processes. However, this is not always translated into practical examples of how these tools are used. the legal sector is one of the areas that will be affected by technology almost from the start. Therefore, we have put together some concrete examples of how a lawyer uses AI in their daily tasks.
Currently, some lawyers are already using AI tools to streamline their tasks. However, the use of technology will continue to grow in the coming years. Let us take a look at some practical examples of how lawyers can use AI.
Drafting a contract
Generative AI tools such as ChatGPT or other specialized tools such as CoCounsel can assist lawyers in drafting contracts. All you have to do is ask the artificial intelligence to create a draft, for example for a residential lease. To fine-tune the result, it is necessary to provide the tool with as much context as possible, including the applicable legislation.
The AI can draft a contract and change it if we are not satisfied with the result. If the task is too complex to handle in its entirety, it is also possible to instruct the AI to draft specific clauses or provide a list of clauses that should be included in the type of contract we want to draft.
However, one aspect must be taken into account when using these functions. It is necessary to anonymize any personal or confidential information that we include in the contract. Remember that the data we put into an AI is sometimes used to train the algorithm, so its confidentiality cannot always be guaranteed.
Document review
This is one of the functions that AI can best perform to save a lawyer time. It can be tasked to review a legal document, any agreement, or contract and identify the risks for the client. Instead of going through the text point by point, the professional can focus on the parts highlighted by the tool. This is also useful for providing the client with a written explanation of the legal position, allowing the lawyer to focus on mitigating the risks rather than discovering them. Reviewing documents with AI not only includes orthotypographical correction but goes one step further: it involves scanning the entire text for aspects that are relevant and useful to the professional.
Streamlining the paperwork
AI models can navigate through all legal documentation to extract specific information based on keywords or a purpose expressed in a prompt. But they can also compose emails to clients, respond to administrative communications, structure, and even create the text of a complaint or case.
Carry out legal research
Another practical example of the use of AI by lawyers is the automation of searches and research. The tool can be presented with documents, such as current regulations, and asked to extract information relevant to a particular case.
But AI can go even further. Not only are they able to dive into the legal texts presented to them, but they also have access to the internet. This allows lawyers to speed up research in the vast online world. They can retrieve data published in the media about an incident, analyze posts on social media and even emails from the parties involved, provided the lawyer has access to them.
Analyzing the legal situation
Lawyers can also use AI to analyze the legal situation a client is in. Although this analysis is not very detailed, the assessment.