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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……

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,……

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……

Analysing the Traditional Roles of Lawyers in Light of Technology in Singapore

Table of Contents Amelia Chew, Jennifer Lim Wei Zhen & Irene Ng (Huang Ying) The role of lawyers has traditionally been defined and described by their areas of practice: e.g. mergers & acquisitions, litigation, investigations. Technological developments have, however, put……

Nimble Collaborative Iterations: A Practical and Progressive Approach to Developing Legal Technology Tools You Will Actually Use

NIMBLE COLLABORATIVE ITERATIONS: A PRACTICAL AND PROGRESSIVE APPROACH TO DEVELOPING LEGAL TECHNOLOGY TOOLS YOU WILL ACTUALLY USE Table of Contents Ko Cheng De & Neil Yap As ‘LegalTech’ continues being the buzzword within the legal industry, legal technology has steadily……

A New Kind of Lawyer For A Different Kind of Time

Table of Contents Clare Tan The past decade has witnessed a wave of technology transformations across various industries, including the legal industry. This paper will first explore the technological disruption occurring across the various industries, reflect the viewpoints of both……

Design Thinking: Perspectives, Postures and Processes for the Future of the Legal Industry

DESIGN THINKING: PERSPECTIVES, POSTURES AND PROCESSES FOR THE FUTURE OF THE LEGAL INDUSTRY Table of Contents Yu Kexin Design thinking can be a useful toolkit for lawyers to be the drivers – rather than the victims – of change in……

The Evolution of Legal Ethics with the Advent of Legal Technology

Jennifer Lim Wei Zhen & Lee Ji En The advent of new technologies has presented (i) legal technological tools which assist lawyers in dispensing legal services (e.g. Artificial Intelligence (‘AI’)-powered eDiscovery, contract review and legal research tools); and (ii) technologies……

The Regulation of Alternative Legal Service Providers in Singapore

Table of Contents Jennifer Lim Wei Zhen & Andrew Wong The advent of alternative legal service providers (‘ALSPs’) has disrupted the traditional legal service delivery model globally and burgeoned into a multibillion-dollar industry in recent years. Whilst the emergence of ALSPs has provided……

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