Legal AI: How Machine Learning Is Aiding, Concerning Law Practitioners

Law firms tasked with analyzing mounds of data and interpreting dense legal texts can vastly improve their efficiency by training artificial intelligence (AI) tools to complete this processing for them. While AI is making headlines in a wide range of industries, legal AI may not come to mind for many. But the technology, which is already prevalent in the manufacturing, cybersecurity, retail and healthcare sectors, is quickly becoming a must-have tool in the legal industry. Due to the sheer volume of sensitive data belonging to both clients and firms themselves, legal organizations are in a prickly position when it comes to their responsibility to uphold data privacy. Legal professionals are still learning what the privacy threats are and how they intersect with data security regulations.