Adapt and Achieve: using automation to reduce legal workload

Hendricks says that his main hope is for an AI to be able to process and combine all of the mediums into one. “If it could make all the data the same format or somehow detect relevant fields and fill them out…you could probably do things like create a motion in around 30 seconds…”

Will AR and AI integration be the next step in law?

Applications of AR and AI have the potential to revolutionize the legal industry, enhancing efficiency, improving client service and making the practice of law more engaging and accessible.

Friend or Foe: Should We Fear the Advent of AI?

As AI technology grows so does the concerns surrounding it. With AI that can modify its own code in real time, and AI being used for malicious intent, can humanity keep up with the explosive growth and take care of problems as they arise or should we slow down and inch forward carefully?

Why does my Law Firm need a Virtual Paralegal on my Website?

A Virtual Paralegal can significantly boost your law firm's business and revenue by enhancing website engagement, qualifying potential clients, and streamlining your client acquisition process. By greeting and interacting with visitors on your website 24/7, a Virtual Paralegal can help reduce bounce rates, gather essential information to identify prospects, and save lawyers time by filtering out unqualified leads. This technology enables your firm to focus on billable work, ultimately increasing revenue and promoting growth.

It is broken. Let’s fix it.

Discover alarming statistics on the mental health of Canadian lawyers and learn how technology, such as AI-powered drafting tools, can reduce workloads and improve work-life balance in the legal profession.

Potential and Limits: Automation in the modern professional landscape.

“There’s a lot of things AI can’t do that we can. We have better critical thinking skills, and ingenuity, thinking outside of the box are things we can’t program…yet!”

Another cog in the machine: A client’s first-time litigation experience

Amy has been preparing for this legal case for a little over a year. She was due for a hearing at the Landlord Tenant Board of Ontario. Amy, 26, has never been in a legal process before. Her schedule is mostly dotted with study sessions, with the occasional space for some R&R. She spends most of those free days conversing with her lawyers.

Does Bing Chat have a lawyer's attributes?

After ChatGPT, Bard, a new player has come onto the stage of AI search engines. Microsoft has just launched Bing Chat but with access open to a restricted group of beta users only. Reports from beta users have been amusing and thought provoking.

Human vs AI

ChatGPT has only been launched for about 3 months and it is the most talked about topic in any conversation remotely related to technology. Whatever profession you may be in, it is easy to see the benefits this chat machine can bring. The favourite phrase “google it” may soon become “go chat”.

No Show for the 1st Robot Litigator

Just under 3 weeks ago it was widely reported that DoNotPay would be sending its very first robot litigator to court to help a defendant argue against his liability to pay speeding tickets. The plan was to have the defendant wear an earpiece to listen to instructions given by the AI litigator on what to say to the judge.

The Virtual Lawyer

Virtual law firms are on the rise. Arden Partners plc, an investment bank, predicts that by 2026, one third of all UK lawyers could be working in virtual law firms.

Harnessing the power of AI Communicators

AI Assistants are very promising, and as the world gets used to using these “black magic” tools to assist them, our tools here at Lex IT Limited should prove useful to anyone in the legal industry looking to offload some of their work onto an AI.

From all of us at Lex IT Limited

Hello Chat GPT, can you write some legal submissions for me?

The most fashionable word this month in tech is not “goblin mode” (the 2022 Word of the Year in the Oxford Dictionary). Making a grand entrance to the tech world is a “predator” called Chat GPT. In a Sunday Times article written by Danny Fortson, this new fellow is described as follows:

Legal troubles leave client with less time: The unseen struggles of clients in legal battles

Spending her first day off in weeks trawling through paperwork wasn’t exactly how J expected her Friday to go. She thought the most stressful part of her rental dispute was the ongoing issue with her landlord, but between the back and forth she has been spending with her landlord, and the multiple meetings with her lawyer, J is getting tired.

Why a chatbot might be the best new tool in your legal toolbox

Chatbots are an essential part of the customer service industry, but the legal industry could also heavily benefit from the use of chatbots.