How a lawyer can work with AI was discussed at the seminar

The practice of law is rapidly changing under the influence of technology. Can artificial intelligence help lawyers in their daily work? Practical advice was given to lawyers during the seminar.

The event on «How Artificial Intelligence Can Facilitate the Work of an Attorney» was held by Vyacheslav Pryamitsyn, head of the Legal design laboratory, at the initiative of the UNBA NextGen in Kyiv.

The speaker focused on practical examples of the use of language models, in particular ChatGPT, which allow:

• automate the preparation of lawsuits, responses and other procedural documents;
• structure the legal position for court appearances;
• create checklists for preparing for court hearings;
• conduct research on court practice using AI.

Based on his own experience, V. Pryamitsyn explained how to work with language models to get a really useful result. In his opinion, the main criterion is industrial engineering - the formation of correct queries to AI:

1. clearly define the role of AI and the task (for example, «you are a lawyer in a commercial proceeding»);
2. provide detailed initial data (parties, circumstances of the case, amount of debt, etc.);
3. break down complex tasks into steps;
4. define the format of the answer (structured document, talking points, analytics);
5. avoid confidential information in requests;
6. check and edit the received results.

V. Pryamitsyn paid special attention to the security and ethical aspects of using AI in advocacy, namely:

• the need to verify the generated texts (especially regulatory references and court decisions);
• the prohibition on entering confidential client information into open AI systems;
• maintaining professional responsibility for the final result even when using technology.

During the webinar, the speaker also presented cases on automating the drafting of a statement of claim, preparing a legal position and speech in court, and researching case law.

For more information on the use of AI in the work of an attorney, please see the presentation here.