This is an older article but I think it is relevant to our current discussion about legal entrepreneurship, and relevant to us as NDLS students. Justin Boehming (NDLS ’12) launched a startup called “Ironclad” which is a SaaS company dedicated to streamlining the efficiency of contract review. I think this is an interesting space because, from what I’ve seen from these companies so far, they are primarily constrained to transactional practices. Is this because it is easier for an AI program to scan a document rather than craft a legal argument? Can true litigation work ever be automated? As someone interested in a litigation career, I take some comfort in at least believing that AI will never truly supplant human’s for oral advocacy.
Jason is awesome! Definitely a great role model for people interested in legal tech, thanks for putting this up Pat. I don’t know if I absolutely agree that AI will never function better than a human oral advocate, but for the sake of our careers, maybe I’m wrong.