When organizations began leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and automation tools to assist with legal processes such as document review, legal research, and contract/lease abstraction, some predicted that AI support would revolutionize the legal industry and make human attorneys obsolete. While technology will probably continue to advance in the coming years, it has not replaced attorneys, nor is it likely to do so any time soon.
Legal technology is helpful in many ways, but just like human attorneys and legal staff, AI and automation technologies have limitations. Rather than being a standalone solution for conducting legal research or performing document review tasks, AI is a mechanism that organizations can use to aid in the process. As attorneys work with machine learning technologies more, such technologies should theoretically become better “trained,” making them more useful as a cost- and time-saving tool. However, there are time and resource expenses associated with training on AI platforms.
Machine learning technologies need enough accurate data input to learn from at the time of set-up and then require continuous review of AI results to maintain quality data. But finding the resources to do this AI support training and maintenance can be a challenge for law firms and corporate legal departments. An outsourced team of trained attorneys can handle both the input of contracts, documents, and other materials into the system in order to train AI technologies, and ongoing review of results generated by AI for quality assurance. This combination of attorney teams and AI support lets organizations leverage their investment in legal technology and provides the support needed to make that technology truly valuable.
AI and automation tools can be invaluable in assisting in legal services processes as well as in conducting evaluations of the results obtained, but they are not a replacement for humans. Firms and corporate legal departments that can find ways to leverage AI support and automation technologies, combined with input and direction from attorneys trained to use AI support efficiently, will be well positioned to realize process and cost efficiencies.
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Mr. Reyes graduated with honors from the Ateneo de Manila University, where he received the Procter and Gamble Student Excellence Award. He obtained his Juris Doctor degree from the Ateneo de Manila School of Law. During law school, Mr. Reyes was part of the Philippine delegation to the Willem C. Vis International Commercial Arbitration Moot held in Vienna, Austria. He was also a member of the Ateneo Society of International Law and the St. Thomas More Debate Society. He completed his internship at the Public Attorney’s Office. He wrote a thesis entitled: “To Kill A White Elephant: An Analysis of the Fiduciary Exception to the Corporate Attorney-Client Privilege”. Mr. Reyes is admitted to practice law in the Philippines and the State of New York.
Ms. Lardizabal-Manzano is a graduate of San Sebastian College-Recoletos, where she earned her B.A. in Political Science. In 2003, she received her law degree from Lyceum of the Philippines and was admitted to practice law in 2004.
Matthew Hersh earned a B.A. in Political Science from Columbia University in 1990 and graduated cum laude from Georgetown University Law Center in 1999. He also holds a master’s degree in international relations from the Georgetown University School of Foreign Service.
Cap. Avi Levak (Res. IDF) graduated from from Israel’s prestigious Ben-Gurion University of the Negev with a Bachelor of Science in Computer Science and Mathematics. He is also a Leadership and Communication coach trained in TuT coaching by Alon gal in Israel. Avi specializes in high-level, in-depth analysis of business and client needs, within systems and software strategy and architecture.
Ms. Tyler graduated cum laude from Georgetown University and received her law degree, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center. During law school, she interned at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe. She also worked on The Tax Lawyer journal and was a member of the award-winning Barristers’ Council Mock Trial Team. Ms. Tyler is admitted to practice law in the State of California and the District of Columbia.
Ms. Cruz-Anonuevo graduated cum laude and top nine in her batch from Miriam College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts in InternationalStudies. She obtained her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law in Rockwell. During law school, she interned in Rivera, Santos, Maranan & Associates. She was also part of Ateneo’s Labor Law Bar Operations. She wrote her thesis on, “Stealing Privacy: Limitations on Media’s Photographic Invasion.,” Ms. Cruz-Anonuevo is admitted to practice law in the Philippines.
Ms. Aquino-Batallones obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Development Studies (with Minors in Global Politics and Hispanic Studies) from the Ateneo de Manila University. In 2011, she received her Juris Doctor degree from Ateneo de Manila University School of Law. During law school, she interned at Romulo Mabanta Buenaventura Sayoc & de los Angeles then became an intern of Ateneo Legal Services Center’s Clinical Legal Education Program.
Mr. De Guzman graduated from San Beda College with a degree of Bachelor of Arts Major in Economics and received his law degree from San Beda College of Law. He is multilingual and is fluent in three languages: Chinese, Filipino, and English. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 2003.