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Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future (Third Edition, 2023)

Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future (Third Edition, 2023) By Richard Susskind All views expressed or reflected in this article are those of the author and are not reflective of the views of The Law Society of Singapore. Tomorrow’s……

ChatGPT – Game Changer for Knowledge Management

ChatGPT – Game Changer for Knowledge Management By now most would have heard of how OpenAI’s ChatGPT has been taking the world by storm since its launch in late November 2022. Why is ChatGPT prompting so much discussion? Its interface……

CLAWs and Effect

CLAWs and Effect In 2011, Marc Andreessen said “software is eating the world”. And with that in mind, a computer scientist and a lawyer decided to do just that. Legalese.com was born, and five years later, Singapore Management University’s Centre for……

Emerging Practice Areas and Technology in Legal Services

Emerging Practice Areas and Technology in Legal Services Artificial Intelligence (AI), Blockchain, Cloud Computing and Data Protection are known as the ABCDs of the emerging technologies in the financial sector, generally referred to as “FinTech”. As a fledgling FinTech lawyer,……

LRD Colloquium 2020: Notes of Proceedings

LRD COLLOQUIUM 19 MAY 2020 NOTES OF PROCEEDINGS This publication summarises the proceedings of the Colloquium as interpreted by the Legal Research and Development department of The Law Society of Singapore. Table of Contents About the Colloquium The Colloquium on……

I, Lawyer and the Ethics of Artificial Intelligence

Table of Contents This article examines salient aspects of a recent UK decision on the use of a novel automated facial recognition technology by the police and considers how they may shape or reshape discussions on the ethics of artificial……

THE USE OF CHATBOTS AS A WAY TO CREATE A TWO-STEP APPROACH TO PROVIDING LEGAL SERVICES: CASE STUDY

Table of Contents Elizaveta Shesterneva Chatbots have already been deployed by law firms and Legal Technology (‘LegalTech’) start-ups to perform some law-related activities as a way to provide better assistance to clients. The widespread use of chatbots may further deepen……

ALTERNATIVE LEGAL SERVICE PROVIDERS AND THE UNAUTHORISED PRACTICE OF LAW: COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVES

Table of Contents Nisha Francine Rajoo The emergence of alternative legal service providers in recent years has resulted in a spectrum of responses from the legal profession, ranging from general receptiveness and the subsequent liberalisation of the legal services sector,……

The Distributed Law Firm – A Model for Singapore Law Firms in a Next Normal World

(OR THE CREATIVE POSSIBILITIES OF WORKING REMOTELY FOREVER) Table of Contents Faith Sing In this paper, we argue that a distributed law firm model has advantages that will become more important for Singapore law firms in light of prevailing theories……

Law Practices and the Future of Work

Table of Contents Nicholas Poon Talk about overhauling the practice of law in Singapore has been around for years stretching back to 2000. In truth, the landscape has changed but not by much, until very recently. The catalyst? The COVID-19……

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