Enhancing Legal Search Results Using NLP – Sushrut Tendulkar

Natural Language Processing is the ability of a Computer program to understand and automatically manipulate the natural language like speech, text etc. According to Wikipedia, Natural language processing (NLP) is a subfield of linguistics, computer science, and artificial intelligence concerned with the interactions between computers and human (natural) languages, in particular how to program computers to process and analyze large amounts of natural language data. The global NLP market size is expected to grow from $10.2 billion in 2019 to $26.4 billion in 2024. The major growth factors of the NLP market include the increase in smart device usage, growth in the adoption of cloud-based solutions and NLP-based applications to improve customer service, as well as the increase in technological investments in the healthcare industry. Legal research lies at the heart of the legal profession.