Sure, the legal industry isn’t the most creative in the world. But can a robot eventually perform the job of a lawyer?
We may be about the find out.
In the burgeoning field of “quantitative legal prediction,” engineers and computer scientists are creating programs that can perform some of the functions of attorneys. By combining databases with algorithms, these engineers are creating programs that can analyze case variables and identify patterns in order to predict the outcomes of a case, reports Dallas Blog.
Not surprisingly, the push to replace lawyers with robots is happening in Silicon Valley. A startup named Lex Machina started from the IP Litigation Clearinghouse at Stanford University.
For a fee, the company will run its program and provide information to clients such as how much it may cost to fight a patent case, the win rates, and settlement patterns, reports the Dallas Blog.
Of course, after the program is run, the actual litigation will still be performed by attorneys … for now.
So, will robots eventually replace lawyers? It’s hard to say, but it’s a possibility.
With patent lawsuits costing an average of $5 million per case – and the Apple/Samsung lawyers making a fortune in their case – Lex Machina may be an invaluable tool for many technology companies
Related Resources:
- Lex Machina raises $2M for legal Big Data (Business Journal)
- What the Apple Verdict Means for the Smartphone Industry (FindLaw’s Technologist)
- The Bluebook App: A Uniform System of Citation on Your Cell (FindLaw’s Technologist)
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