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Legal Innovation INDEPENDENT PUBLICATION BY RACONTEUR.NET #0623 10/10/2019 LEGAL INNOVATION JUNIOR LAWYERS IN CAN TECH OVERHAUL DO WE NEED A BILL OF 03 AN AUTOMATED FUTURE 04 THE JURY SYSTEM? 10 RIGHTS FOR ROBOTS? 02 LEGAL INNOVATION RACONTEUR.NET 03 LEGAL AUTOMATION INNOVATION Junior lawyers prepare Distributed in for an unknown future Published in association with What will the day-to-day working lives of junior lawyers be like when time-intensive, manual tasks are automated? Dan Lee industry. “The traditional bookish Contributors methods at university and law school olicitors are ranged in a will need to be modified, to add skills David Cowan Nick Easen S line “with bills, cross-bills, such as data analysis, coding and Author and associate Award-winning journalist answers, rejoinders, injunc- design-thinking,” he says. lecturer at Maynooth and broadcaster, he tions, affidavits, issues, references Simon/UnsplashForest Anything that helps with due dili- University, he covers legal writes on science, tech, to masters, masters’ reports, moun- gence and especially cybersecurity, and economic issues and economics and business, is editor-at-large of The contributing to BBC World tains of costly nonsense, piled before such as blockchain technology, will Global Legal Post. News, CNN and Time. them”. The legal process was a “meg- be particularly important to watch. alosaurus” lumbering through foggy And then there’s the much-vaunted Marina Gerner James Gordon Holborn Hill for Dickens in Bleak machine-learning, which helps legal Award-winning arts, Journalist and executive House. Now, this time-devouring research with algorithms detect- philosophy and finance writer, he has written dinosaur might have met its match ing patterns in data to apply to new writer, contributing to extensively on business, for both in-house and private prac- data to automate set tasks. Analysts The Economist's 1843, The technology, logistics, Times Literary Supplement manufacturing and sport. tice lawyers in the shape of automa- predict machine-learning will soon and Standpoint. tion in the legal industry. become an essential requirement for Robotic process automation (RPA) legal work involving data prepara- Dan Lee Rossalyn Warren in legal sector work is challenging tion and analysis. Freelance journalist, Freelance journalist and every lawyer to plan for an unknown Access to justice could also be wid- author and copywriter feature writer, her work is future. And no one knows this more ened with the use of intelligent tech- specialising in culture, mostly published in The current affairs and Guardian and CNN. than the junior, trying to imagine nologies to provide user-friendly technology, he has what a role-model future lawyer question interfaces underpinned by contributed to The might look like as a career unfolds expert knowledge and 24/7 chatbots. Guardian, The Times, for decades from law school to But will RPA in legal sector tasks sim- Channel 4 and others. retirement. ply accelerate legal work, so lawyers “For young lawyers, this is abso- will be expected to do more and work lutely a positive thing,” says Chrissie with a case or prepare for disclosure. This makes automation good news even faster? Wolfe, a solicitor at Irwin Mitchell In the future, the role of a junior law- for Harry Borovick, a young lawyer “Perhaps the opposite,” says Mr and founder of Law and Broader, a yer is likely to be much broader as and regulatory counsel for sports O’Conor. “With the drudge taken YouTube resource for aspiring law- gradually businesses are realising betting and technology company away through RPA in legal sector yers. “The millennial generation is the importance of upskilling.” Kambi. “In-house project managers work, more time is left for serious both tech savvy and uninhibited by Clifford Chance is an example of are now able to simplify organisa- analysis, reflection and thinking years of practice in the traditional this trend. It has introduced Ignite, a tions using specially designed tools around problems to create the best environment. Technology is an ena- tech training contract which encour- to achieve co-ordination across busi- solutions for clients.” bler to help us do our jobs better, not ages trainees to build their skillset nesses, including within the legal There’s also plenty the junior law- do our jobs for us.” and create tech-enabled business function,” he says. yer can be doing to prepare for auto- There’s no doubt that the legal solutions, alongside developing their Junior lawyers just need to stay mation in the legal industry, accord- profession is on the move, beating legal knowledge and experience. on top of developments, accord- ing to Oliver Haddock, a solicitor at Publishing manager Head of production James Studdert- Justyna O'Connell Dickens’ megalosaurus into the dis- There could even be more work, ing to Laura Uberoi, real estate RadcliffesLeBrasseur and vice-chair Kennedy persing fog. US law firms invested $1.5 requiring more automation in the finance solicitor at Macfarlanes. “It of the London Young Lawyers Group Design billion in RPA in legal sector offices legal industry. Lawyers increasingly wasn’t that long ago we were hand- (LYLG). “Attending events is hugely Associate editor Joanna Bird over the past 24 months, according need to find, search and analyse mul- writing contracts and mailing all valuable not only for the content, but Peter Archer Sara Gelfgren to the Legal Tech Sector Landscape timedia data. This might range from correspondence fresh from the the opportunity to build on network- Kellie Jerrard Deputy editor Harry Lewis-Irlam Report by Tracxn this year. standard text files and spreadsheets typewriter. Changes brought about ing skills,” he says. “The LYLG runs Francesca Cassidy Celina Lucey Most, if not all, standard and through to audio and visual records, by technology teach junior lawyers events, as do Legal Geek and Legal Colm McDermott repetitive processes are likely to be including Skype, FaceTime and how to be innovative.” Cheek. Junior lawyers and law stu- Managing editor Samuele Motta grabbed by automation in the legal social media messages. Ms Uberoi’s comments are echoed dents are using social media to con- Benjamin Chiou Jack Woolrich industry. The recent Law Society In-house project management faces by Mark O’Conor, chair of the Society solidate and share their learning.” Digital content executive Head of design Capturing Technological Innovation another layer of complexity in han- for Computers and Law and part- Peter Wright, managing director Taryn Brickner Tim Whitlock in Legal Services report revealed that dling these multiple tasks, as lawyers ner at DLA Piper UK, who looks to of Digital Law, says junior lawyers RPA in legal sector work can cut costs must work closely with non-lawyers training and law school as crucial for might want to engage in competi- by between 20 and 40 per cent, as and across professional boundaries. embracing automation in the legal tions like legal hackathons, where well as cut the risk of human error law firms and universities spend 24 Although this publication is funded through advertising and and improve compliance. hours coming up with innovative sponsorship, all editorial is without bias and sponsored features Technology research and advi- Gartner 2019 solutions to problems in delivering are clearly labelled. For an upcoming schedule, partnership sory company Gartner forecasts legal services, demonstrating an inquiries or feedback, please call +44 (0)20 3877 3800 or that around one third of all current 63% ability to engage in more innovative email [email protected] jobs will be automated by 2025. It’s thinking. “Technology will create Raconteur is a leading publisher of special-interest content and not surprising that many junior and new roles in firms, some of which we research. Its publications and articles cover a wide range of topics, of in-house legal work is repeatable, experienced lawyers are worried cannot envisage right now,” he adds. including business, finance, sustainability, healthcare, lifestyle and fact-based decisions that involve no technology. Raconteur special reports are published exclusively in about training and the role of the subjective judgment or interpretation A robot is replacing Dickens’ meg- future lawyer. Will there, for exam- / alosaurus and the Bleak House fog The Times and The Sunday Times as well as online at raconteur.net The information contained in this publication has been obtained ple, be a shortage of tasks to help jun- 1 3 could finally be clearing for the from sources the Proprietors believe to be correct. However, ior lawyers learn the basics? future lawyer. The legal profession no legal liability can be accepted for any errors. No part of this “There won’t be fewer tasks, just of all current jobs in just needs to stay friendly with RPA publication may be reproduced without the prior consent of the legal departments will be 2% different tasks,” says Ms Wolfe. “A tra- in legal sector practice management Publisher. © Raconteur Media ditional trainee task may have been automated by 2025 and remember what Ms Uberoi says: manually reviewing seven lever arch of current legal department budgets “Technology has made it even cooler @raconteur /raconteur.net @raconteur_london files of documents to get up to speed are spent on technology to be a lawyer.” raconteur.net /legal-innovation-2019 02 LEGAL INNOVATION RACONTEUR.NET 03 LEGAL AUTOMATION INNOVATION Junior lawyers prepare Distributed in for an unknown future Published in association with What will the day-to-day working lives of junior lawyers be like when time-intensive, manual tasks are automated? Dan Lee industry. “The traditional bookish Contributors methods at university and law school olicitors are ranged in a will need to be modified, to add skills David Cowan Nick Easen S line “with bills, cross-bills, such as data analysis, coding and Author and associate Award-winning journalist answers, rejoinders, injunc- design-thinking,” he says.
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