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AI in Law Practice? So far, not much

AI in Law Practice? So far, not much Artificial Intelligence and Law 10: 227–236, 2002. © 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. ANJA OSKAMP and MARC LAURITSEN Free University, Faculty of Law, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands E-mail: a.oskamp@rechten.vu.nl; marc@capstonepractice.com 1. Introduction As long-time enthusiasts for the great potential of artificial intelligence techniques to transform the practice of law, we are frustrated not to be able to cite any fully unqualified examples of “true AI” that have been successfully deployed in the “real world” of law practice. There is as yet no obvious poster child for the field. This is an embarrassing statement with which to start a paper in a special issue like this one, and perhaps it is too harsh. AI and Law researchers continue to work enthusiastically, and there have been experimental applications of AI to legal prac- tice that were rather successful. But the follow up on these experiments has been limited. There are, to be sure, some close cases. Industrial strength systems with legit- imate AI pedigrees have been deployed in government social security and welfare contexts, for instance, in Australia, Europe, and the U.S. Some document assembly and other substantive legal practice systems can fairly be http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Artificial Intelligence and Law Springer Journals

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Springer Journals
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Copyright © 2002 by Kluwer Academic Publishers
Subject
Computer Science; Artificial Intelligence (incl. Robotics); International IT and Media Law, Intellectual Property Law; Philosophy of Law; Legal Aspects of Computing; Information Storage and Retrieval
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0924-8463
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1572-8382
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10.1023/A:1025402013007
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Artificial Intelligence and Law 10: 227–236, 2002. © 2003 Kluwer Academic Publishers. Printed in the Netherlands. ANJA OSKAMP and MARC LAURITSEN Free University, Faculty of Law, De Boelelaan 1105, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands E-mail: a.oskamp@rechten.vu.nl; marc@capstonepractice.com 1. Introduction As long-time enthusiasts for the great potential of artificial intelligence techniques to transform the practice of law, we are frustrated not to be able to cite any fully unqualified examples of “true AI” that have been successfully deployed in the “real world” of law practice. There is as yet no obvious poster child for the field. This is an embarrassing statement with which to start a paper in a special issue like this one, and perhaps it is too harsh. AI and Law researchers continue to work enthusiastically, and there have been experimental applications of AI to legal prac- tice that were rather successful. But the follow up on these experiments has been limited. There are, to be sure, some close cases. Industrial strength systems with legit- imate AI pedigrees have been deployed in government social security and welfare contexts, for instance, in Australia, Europe, and the U.S. Some document assembly and other substantive legal practice systems can fairly be

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Published: Oct 10, 2004

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