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The recent development of AI (artificial intelligence) is remarkable, and a variety of services and products have appeared one after another in recent years, and its influence is even reaching the legal industry.Many so-called legal tech services that utilize AI have appeared, and in recent years, the spread of AI use in contract creation and checking has also attracted attention.So, specifically, what kind of legal work is AI compatible with?We will explain how to utilize AI in legal affairs and its future vision.
How to use AI (artificial intelligence) in legal affairs
AI is being actively implemented in various industries, and the legal industry is no exception.IT services aimed at improving the efficiency of law-related operations are called "legal tech," and the use of AI is progressing here as well. Already around 2012, AI began to be introduced for purposes such as searching for evidence of lawsuits and internal fraud.Additionally, due to the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, the Japanese government has moved to interpret laws and release guidelines related to electronic signatures, so from around 2020, with the spread of electronic signatures, an increasing number of companies are digitizing contracts, creating and reviewing contracts. Services that utilize AI are rapidly becoming popular.
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We will introduce in detail the background behind the increasing demand for legal tech, usage scenarios, etc.
Will AI take over legal work?
Will AI take away human jobs?This sense of crisis is being taken up in every industry.There are various jobs in legal work, but for example, contract preparation, checking, and reviews are areas where AI is good at.Since many AI services have already been released, many companies are probably using them.
At one point, AI lawyers were a hot topic, but currently there are no AI lawyers.One reason for this is thought to be the complexity of the job of a lawyer.It is difficult to automate tasks such as listening to the client's concerns, understanding the problems and concerns the client has, and proposing appropriate solutions.It can be said that AI is still insufficient as a replacement for humans in terms of its ability to respond flexibly to the situation and the situation, and its ability to communicate smoothly.
However, AI is effective as a tool to support lawyers.AI is good at tasks such as researching past precedents and reviewing evidence in litigation.By shifting the work that traditionally took time for lawyers to AI, lawyers can spend more time on specialized tasks.
Currently, it is difficult for AI to replace the brains and communication skills of humans with specialized knowledge, and experts such as lawyers still need to be involved in professional judgment and ethical aspects. By effectively utilizing AI as an expert support tool, it is expected to contribute to further corporate growth.
Main benefits of using AI in legal operations
Nowadays, there are calls for stronger compliance and governance, and the workload of legal personnel at companies continues to increase. The use of AI to improve the efficiency of legal operations is attracting attention.
Leads to increased efficiency in legal-related operations
One of the major benefits of using AI is significant operational efficiency.In legal work, a lot of time is consumed during emergencies, such as investigating lawsuits and internal fraud, and even during normal times, research work such as drafting contracts and conducting legal checks.The larger the project, the more information is handled.In the current situation where digital data is the mainstay, and the amount of reference data is also increasing, it can be said that there are great benefits to using AI in this type of work.
Leads to the elimination of personal legal work
Much of legal work is characterized by a strong individuality in terms of knowledge and experience.Differences in the level of knowledge and experience of the people handling the product greatly affect the quality of the delivered product. By utilizing AI, it is possible to reduce variations in quality and achieve uniformity.The occurrence of mistakes that are unavoidable in human work can be brought as close to zero as possible by using AI.
Examples of specific legal operations that can be automated and made more efficient through the use of AI
We will explain what types of corporate legal work can be automated or made more efficient by using AI, and the specific work content.
Improving the efficiency of litigation work
Utilizing AI, it is possible to detect the consequences and risks of specific legal events based on past precedents and legal data, and to analyze past litigation data.
In particular, you can streamline your operations when you are involved in a lawsuit.For example, when an international lawsuit develops, AI support is essential.In US litigation, discovery, which involves collecting, processing, analyzing, and submitting large amounts of digital data, is an essential part of litigation.In order to move forward with litigation speedily, we need AI that can work quickly and reliably.
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Introducing e-discovery, a procedure unique to US litigation, and the AI that can handle it.
Improving the efficiency of internal fraud investigations
AI is also expected to play an active role in internal fraud investigations, which collect evidence of fraudulent acts and suspicious activities occurring within an organization, and perform problem-solving and processing.
When investigating fraud, such as leaks of confidential information or data, or fraudulent transactions, our mission is to thoroughly protect information providers while leading them to speedy and accurate resolution of the problem.At that time, a "forensic investigation" is conducted.Preserve and analyze internal email and PC data to track fraud before the data is tampered with or destroyed.Recently, efficient forensic investigations using AI have been attracting attention.
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We will introduce "forensic investigation", which is the investigation of fraud, and the AI that is optimal for responding to it.
Automate compliance checks
As compliance awareness increases these days, it is extremely beneficial to use AI to automate legal compliance checks and reduce corporate risks.For example, if AI learns training data from past compliance violation cases and analyzes communication data such as emails and daily reports to be checked, it will be scored in order of relevance, allowing for efficient checking starting with those with the highest risk. It becomes possible. Because it is analyzed by AI, it is also possible to maintain certain checking standards.By quickly detecting the risk of compliance violations, you can respond quickly.
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Automation of contract creation and legal checks
Preparing and managing contracts is one of the important tasks in legal work.AI services that can automatically generate documents based on specific formats can speed up processes such as drafting contracts and creating legal notices.Additionally, AI automatically reviews contracts and conducts legal checks, significantly reducing the labor of legal personnel.You will need to review, confirm, and amend the contents even after signing the contract, but it is also useful when updating.
FRONTEO, a leading company using AI in legal affairs, supports corporate legal affairs.
Since its founding in 2003, FRONTEO has been a pioneer in international litigation and fraud investigations in Japan, and has worked to solve problems for many companies in the legal tech field, such as e-discovery and forensic investigations. FRONTEO's in-house developed AI "KIBIT" is an AI that finds evidence of lawsuits and fraud and was released in 2012, ahead of the recent legal tech that has become popular for checking contracts.It reproduces the judgments of experts such as lawyers with a small amount of training data, and is effective in streamlining work hours that would otherwise be spent reviewing large amounts of data by human eyes, and in finding important documents that cannot be found through keyword searches alone.AI is expected to be useful in legal work that requires handling huge amounts of highly specialized and difficult data.
Dealing with disputes and problems after they have occurred can result in large amounts of damage to the company and take time to resolve, so it is important to be able to manage risks in advance in preparation for emergencies.By consulting with an experienced professional in advance, you can minimize the damage.
FRONTEO's e-discovery has a reputation for its know-how in over 8,500 international lawsuits and AI technology.
An unavoidable part of U.S. lawsuits is a process called discovery, in which evidence is submitted.Litigation in the United States tends to be complex and lengthy, and the amount of damages awarded is often enormous.In recent years, many documents have been created and stored electronically, and the importance of e-discovery, which handles electronic data as evidence in litigation, has increased.The target data is enormous, including emails, text files, various internal documents, chat messages, image data, and website content.There are concerns that the process of searching, filtering and collecting large amounts of data, converting it into a format suitable for disclosure, and reviewing and analyzing it to find evidence relevant to the issues at issue in litigation is labor-intensive and costly. is.
"FRONTEO" is a pioneer of comprehensive e-discovery support company in Asia.In-house developed software allows us to reduce the cost and time required for e-discovery.We have a wealth of experience in providing accurate e-discovery services in accordance with the world standard work index "EDRM", and we have a complete system that can support Japanese companies while addressing their concerns and risks.If you understand the importance of e-discovery, which is the heart of US litigation, and can lead the other party, you will be able to conduct advantageous settlement negotiations smoothly and minimize damage to your company.
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More than 2,000 results. FRONTEO forensic investigation using AI
When there is suspicion of some kind of fraud or problem within the company, such as leakage of confidential or personal information, embezzlement, or falsification of documents, a forensic investigation is required.FRONTEO boasts a rich track record in forensic investigations that require specialized knowledge, and our strength is our ability to quickly respond to incidents and propose and investigate solutions that lead to solutions.
Modern forensic investigations handle huge amounts of digital data, so the use of AI is essential, and FRONTEO uses an in-house developed AI engine to quickly process large amounts of data.We have also introduced in-house developed software to handle a variety of cases, and have handled over 2,000 digital forensics cases to date.Achieve fast and cost-effective forensic investigations.
In the case of important and complex incidents, in-house investigations alone are often insufficient and have their limitations.By anticipating potential risks and consulting with trusted experts and vendors during normal times, you can rest assured that you can entrust your work in the event of an emergency.
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