Table of Contents

Foreword

By Richard Tromans, innovation consultant to law fi rms at TromansConsulting and editor of Artifi cialLawyer.com

Introduction

Executive summary

About the author

Acknowledgements

Part 1: Legal AI – Beyond the hype

Chapter 1: Defining legal AI

What is AI?
Why is AI so hot right now?
Research and legal AI
Where does AI fi t into legal IT?
Robots in law – A few examples!
Chapter 2: From BI to AI

BI and big data
AI’s two-factor authentication
The AI of BI – and the BI of AI!
Get the BI right first
From dashboard to conversation
Part 2: Putting AI to work

Chapter 3: Legal research – Virtual assistants

Contract robots – Beyond automation
Machine learning… and teaching
The conversational assistant
Machine learning is at the heart of legal AI
Chapter 4: `Driverless’ law – An intelligent platform for legal services

Robot lawyers – The legal chatbot
From document automation to driverless law
Self-driving platforms?
Pay-as-you-go AI
Narrow AI as a service
Corporate legal drives AI as a service
Chapter 5: AI first – Service as software

AI as a platform – Riverview Law
AI-powered apps – Neota Logic
AI collaboration
A portfolio approach to legal AI
Part 3: AI giving back – Return on investment

Chapter 6: AI and lawtech start-ups

The lawtech start-up phenomenon
Global communities
Investors and incubators
Start-up tips from TrademarkNow
Start-up tips from Seedcamp
Chapter 7: AI for good

Brainstorming for good
Chatbots extend access to legal advice
Robot justice
Chapter 8: AI challenges

Legal, ethical, and regulatory considerations
Implementation challenges
Disrupting the law firm value chain
Strategic choices
Building AI into law firm culture
Part 4: Looking ahead… but not too far!

Chapter 9: Legal AI – Creating the future

Can AI drive client centricity?
Unleashing the true potential of AI – Building the exponential law fi rm
A global perspective on legal AI
Chapter 10: Robot lawyers – A new chapter in legal IT

Beyond the hype – Transforming, but not taking over

About the Author

Joanna Goodman is a freelance journalist, writer, and author. She covers business and technology topics for national publications and blue-chip corporates. She is the IT columnist for the Law Society Gazette and writes regular features for The Guardian about cutting-edge technology, brands, and media. Her favourite topics include artificial intelligence, robots and chatbots, virtual assistants, connected devices, driverless cars, and virtual and augmented reality – and she’s always interested in finding out about technology that’s new and different. Her professional life reflects her interests in technology, books, art, and design. Joanna has written several short films and an independent feature film, Alfheim’s Edge (2016). She has an MBA in strategic management from Kingston University. Joanna is based in London. She likes films, going to dance classes, and travelling to new destinations.