Revolutionizing the Legal Landscape: How AI is Transforming the Legal Industry

  • Haimantika Chakraborty
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  • Haimantika Chakraborty

    Student at The School of Legal Studies, The Neotia University, India

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) is revolutionizing the legal industry by streamlining processes, enhancing research, and improving access to justice. AI-powered platforms are transforming traditional legal tasks, such as research, due diligence, contract analysis, and litigation preparation, making them more efficient and accurate. Legal chatbots, available in various forms, offer a wide range of legal assistance, democratizing access to legal information and offering cost-effective solutions. However, AI's integration into the legal field raises ethical, professional, and regulatory concerns, including algorithmic biases, accountability, and potential job displacement. Additionally, limitations in chatbot personalization, information accuracy, and ethical boundaries warrant careful consideration. To harness the transformative potential of AI, it is crucial for the legal community to address these challenges, foster a collaborative approach between AI and human expertise, and adapt to the changing landscape. Legal professionals must develop new skills and engage proactively with AI technologies. By embracing AI, legal professionals can shape a more efficient, just, and inclusive legal system, paving the way for better outcomes and greater client satisfaction. However, AI's integration into the legal field raises ethical, professional, and regulatory concerns, including algorithmic biases, accountability, and potential job displacement. Additionally, limitations in chatbot personalization, information accuracy, and ethical boundaries warrant careful consideration. AI systems' transparency and adherence to ethical standards need to be closely monitored to prevent unjust outcomes or exacerbation of existing inequalities in the legal system. To harness the transformative potential of AI, it is crucial for the legal community to address these challenges, foster a collaborative approach between AI and human expertise, and adapt to the changing landscape. Legal professionals must develop new skills and engage proactively with AI technologies, embracing the evolving role of lawyers in the AI-driven era. By embracing AI, legal professionals can shape a more efficient, just, and inclusive legal system, paving the way for better outcomes and greater client satisfaction. Furthermore, AI technologies can potentially facilitate global harmonization of legal practices and standards, enhancing collaboration and integration across borders. As the industry navigates this new frontier, it is crucial for legal professionals to be proactive, adaptive, and open to change, ensuring a future that capitalizes on AI's benefits while addressing its limitations and ethical concerns.

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International Journal of Law Management and Humanities, Volume 6, Issue 2, Page 3161 - 3167

DOI: https://doij.org/10.10000/IJLMH.114737

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