Introduction

The Term AI (artificial intelligence) coined by John Mc Carthly and came into being in 1950s. AI can be best understood as the ability of a machine to imitate intelligent human behavior. These process include human intelligence, such as learning, reasoning, problem-solving, perception, and language understanding.

In today’s world the use of AI is increasing rapidly in every sector. The legal sector is one of them AI played a major role in developing the legal education and legal profession. Ai is become the valuable tool in the modern world of legal profession.

The AI can help the lawyers in many ways like in legal research, drafting documents, analysis, advices etc. The lawyers and other legal profession can get a benefit of reducing repetitive task by the help of AI. It will be able to work faster than human being because of this lawyers saves a lots of time.

But the main question arises here is that:

• Can AI replace the lawyers in future?
• The extensive use of AI will lead to unemployment?
• Are there any risk in using AI for legal work?
• Which area of legal field are most likely to benefit from AI?

So, in this Article we understand how and why in India the use of AI growth rapidly. Because with certain pros it has a innumerable cons also. In India there is no legal framework to address AI. This article examines all the aspects between AI and Indian legal system.

Artificial Intelligence in the Legal Profession

As we all know that the use of AI is rapidly increasing day by day. When we talked about legal sector, the lawyers take the help of AI in many ways. It can be a great tool for lawyers to manage their time efficiency and to put their attention on matters that really deserving.

It is a good opportunity to up skilling oneself and invest our time that is more challenging and more complex problems.

But question arises here is that can AI replace the lawyers? So the answer is — AI can’t take place of lawyers but it can easier their work and saves a time in doing research etc. A human lawyers always be in the loop of using AI because there is some risk which can only correct by human.

Applications of AI in Legal Practices

1. Legal Research

Legal research is the process in which necessary information is identified for support in the legal decision making. The research can impact performance in the court so a good research is really important for lawyers.

Before the AI this process was so time taking they need to sit hours and hours for gathering information. But in today’s time with the help of AI the process becomes easier.

2. Legal Drafting

Legal Drafting is another important and time taking process. Drafting the legal documents AI made it easier by offering legal templates and recommend historical cases. These drafting made by AI can then review by human lawyers. Because of this they saves a lot of time.

3. Legal Advice Support

AI is used as a advisor in legal field. In this lawyers can ask questions related to laws, case, review and about evidences and provides answers related to that. It helps new lawyers to support.

4. Public Education Related to Law

AI is also used as a public education related to law. It helps the ordinary people to understand legal problems and suggest legal actions. It helps to solve the problem of ordinary people.

Legal Issues with AI

AI plays a pivotal role in legal sector. In the Modern era we can see a lots of these innovative AI tools in the market. But the concern about is that there is no legal framework in India to use AI.

It can creates a lots of problems in legal sector like Data privacy, Biasness etc. A lawyer who are not familiar with AI tools creates lots of complexity. To overcome this risk there is need to train and educate legal practitioner about AI.

Risks in Legal Profession Using AI

Deepfake

It is a technique in AI that we called as Deepfake AI. It means spreading fraudent, misinformation. This concern for lawyers work in intellectual property law.

Privacy Concern

AI tools need to access client’s data or confidential information. There is a huge concern over its security and privacy of data. In order to protect Data lawyers need to comply with strict regulations.

Biasness

Bias lead to incorrect decision and creates problems in many ways. AI relies on historical data or creates unfairness.

Impact on Employment

AI might take over certain jobs which involved like legal research, documents drafting, summarize cases etc. There is a serious concern about job security among junior lawyer.

Conclusion

Artificial intelligence has the power to change the legal sector. The lawyers and other legal profession find AI immensely helpful in legal research, drafting, paraphrazing etc. It offers better client service so it helps in engage with clients.

The legal assistance and chatbots are there to handle basic queries related to law. Many persons cannot afford counsel so these legal tools are helping them.

But the user ensure that there is a responsible AI. They are using AI cannot able to understand human emotions. It is necessary when we are talked about client counselling, understand emotions, situations. AI cannot main the same level of understanding, confidentiality as human lawyers.

So, AI is not able to replace lawyers. It helps in making justice quickly, helps to clear backlog of cases in courts. These AI tools used Natural language processing (NLP) to search laws and case in more faster way.

In future for an effective use of AI there must be subjects related to AI so that they can gain a knowledge about its importance.

References

• https://lawbhoomi.com/ai-in-law-good-or-bad-for-indian-lawyers/
• https://www.barandbench.com/columns/artificial-intelligence-in-context-of-legal-profession-and-indian-judicial-system
• https://www.legalserviceindia.com/legal/article-631-impact-of-artificial-intelligence-on-indian-legal-system.html
• https://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2024/03/14/how-generative-ai-will-change-the-jobs-of-lawyers/

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