Aan Malahia Chaudhry

In an episode of the hit tv show Suits one of the characters, develops a device called ‘The Donna’ – essentially a law-oriented version of Alexa or Siri. This development perhaps was a subtle nod of acknowledgement to the incoming role of technology in the field of law.

Recently, I came across an article in Canadian Lawyer which spoke about the use of AI for in house counsel. According to the article about 53% of in-house counsel felt that they spend to much time on repetitive tasks. The inclusion of AI for in-house counsel use would reduce the amount of time that in-house counsel would need to expend on mundane tasks. Instead, it would allow them to focus on innovative work. As Elisabeth Demone, chief legal officer at Symcor, stated: “We’re looking to use this type of tool to get the more mundane tasks out of the way so that the lawyers can be free to do strategic, analytical work that they are trained for.”

As the article purports, legal professions are slow at grasping new technology, however as an innovative field in itself, perhaps in-house counsel can play a prominent role in developing and utilizing more AI technology within the field of law?

Link to article: https://www.canadianlawyermag.com/author/luis-millan/sizing-up-ai-for-in-house-17006/