Legal information institutes and AI: Free access legal expertise

Greenleaf, G; Mowbray, A; Chung, P

Legal information institutes and AI: Free access legal expertise

Greenleaf, G Mowbray, A

Chung, P

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Citation:: Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 2019, 317 pp. 199 - 211
Issue Date:: 2019-07-10

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dc.contributor.author	Greenleaf, G	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Mowbray, A https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3667-0706	en_US
dc.contributor.author	Chung, P	en_US
dc.date.issued	2019-07-10	en_US
dc.identifier.citation	Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications, 2019, 317 pp. 199 - 211	en_US
dc.identifier.isbn	9781614999843	en_US
dc.identifier.issn	0922-6389	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/137169
dc.description.abstract	© 2019 The authors and IOS Press. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law has again become of great interest to lawyers and government. Legal Information Institutes (LIIs) have played a significant role in the provision of legal information via the Web. The concept of 'free access to law' is not static, and its principles now require a LII response to the renewed prominence of AI, possibly to include improving and expanding free access to legal advice. This overview of one approach, from justification to implementation, considers the potential for AI-aided free legal advice, its likely providers, and its importance to legal professionalism. The constraints that 'free' imposes lead to the potential roles LIIs may realistically play, and suggested guidelines for development of sustainable systems by free access providers. The AI-related services and tools that the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) is providing (the 'DataLex' platform) are outlined. Finally, ethical (or governance) issues LIIs need to address are discussed.	en_US
dc.relation.ispartof	Frontiers in Artificial Intelligence and Applications	en_US
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.3233/FAIA190022	en_US
dc.title	Legal information institutes and AI: Free access legal expertise	en_US
dc.type	Journal Article
utslib.citation.volume	317	en_US
utslib.for	1801 Law	en_US
pubs.embargo.period	Not known	en_US
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	/University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Law
utslib.copyright.status	open_access
pubs.publication-status	Published	en_US
pubs.volume	317	en_US

Abstract:

© 2019 The authors and IOS Press. The use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in law has again become of great interest to lawyers and government. Legal Information Institutes (LIIs) have played a significant role in the provision of legal information via the Web. The concept of 'free access to law' is not static, and its principles now require a LII response to the renewed prominence of AI, possibly to include improving and expanding free access to legal advice. This overview of one approach, from justification to implementation, considers the potential for AI-aided free legal advice, its likely providers, and its importance to legal professionalism. The constraints that 'free' imposes lead to the potential roles LIIs may realistically play, and suggested guidelines for development of sustainable systems by free access providers. The AI-related services and tools that the Australasian Legal Information Institute (AustLII) is providing (the 'DataLex' platform) are outlined. Finally, ethical (or governance) issues LIIs need to address are discussed.

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