AI For Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers | 2021

AI For Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers | 2021

AI for Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers explores how artificial intelligence can reshape the way law firms operate. Written by Noah Waisberg and Dr. Alexander Hudek—a lawyer and computer science Ph.D. who lead the prominent legal AI company Kira Systems—this accessible and insightful book offers practical guidance on leveraging AI to improve firm performance.

The book shows how AI can help law firms:

• Attract and retain more clients

• Exceed client expectations

• Uncover hidden efficiencies

• Manage and reduce risk

• Boost engagement among associates and partners

Whether you practice in a boutique firm or a large corporate law setting, AI for Lawyers is ideal for legal professionals who are either uncertain about AI’s impact on the profession or eager to harness its potential. With contributions from specialists in e-Discovery, legal research, expert systems, and litigation analytics, the book is also an essential resource for anyone interested in the convergence of law and technology.

About the Authors of AI For Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers: 

Noah Waisberg is the Co-Founder and CEO of Kira Systems, whose legal AI platform is adopted by many of the world’s top law firms and numerous corporations. Before founding Kira, he practiced corporate law at Weil, Gotshal & Manges in New York City.

Dr. Alexander Hudek is the Co-Founder and CTO of Kira Systems. He earned his PhD in Computer Science from the University of Waterloo. Prior to Kira, he contributed to the field of bioinformatics and played a role in creating the first public draft of human chromosome 7 as part of the Human Genome Project.

Table of Contents of AI For Lawyers: How Artificial Intelligence is Adding Value, Amplifying Expertise, and Transforming Careers:

FOREWORD xi

INTRODUCTION xiii

Part I – The Point: Embracing AI in Law
AI is here to stay, and it’s time for legal professionals to harness its potential.

1. How Lawyers Learned to Stop Worrying and Love AI – Understanding AI’s role in modern legal practice.

2. #DoMoreLaw – Using efficiency to create more meaningful legal work.

3. The Small Law Mindset – Bringing Biglaw capabilities to smaller firms.

4. AI: A Modern Job Creator – Exploring new mindsets, skill sets, and in-demand legal roles.

5. Amplifying Legal Expertise – Scaling advisory services from one-to-one to one-to-many.

6. The Ethics of Using—and Not Using—AI – Navigating moral considerations in AI adoption.

Part II – The Proof: AI in Action Today
Demonstrating how AI technologies are already delivering results.

7. eDiscovery – How AI continues to transform document review. (By Dera Nevin)

8. AI in Legal Research – Making legal information accessible and leveling the playing field for firms of all sizes. (By Jake Heller, Laura Safdie, Pablo Arredondo)

9. Litigation Analytics – Why data-driven insights are becoming essential in litigation. (By Anthony Niblett)

10. Contract Review to Contract Capital – How contract analysis software is reshaping legal and business practices.

11. Expert Systems – Automating legal Q&A and enabling self-service law. (By Michael Mills)

Part III – The Plan: Using Data and AI to Future-Proof Your Practice

12. The AI Adoption Framework – A roadmap to successfully integrate AI and build the practice of tomorrow.

13. Conclusion – Final thoughts on embracing AI for sustainable growth.

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS 171

ABOUT THE AUTHORS 173

INDEX 175

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