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Tech-Revolution in Legal Practice: A Comprehensive Review

Published On : February 5, 2024




Tech-Revolution in Legal Practice: A Comprehensive Review


Combining Technology with Law

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology is reshaping the legal landscape of the UAE, which got impacted by the digital revolution that continues to shape many sectors worldwide. The legal profession is getting influenced by AI as well. The tech revolution in legal practice in the UAE redefines how legal professionals work, interact with clients, and deliver legal services. AI technology offers plenty of capabilities with which the legal profession gets simplified and sophisticated. Artificial Intelligence technology revolutionizes the legal profession by automating repetitive processes and analyzing vast datasets for insights. The legal profession is getting actively integrated with technology to boost efficiency and effectiveness in multiple facets of the legal profession in the UAE.

As part of the integration process, in 2021, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department introduced the world’s first AI-driven interactive case filing services. The 2021-2023 Strategic Plan introduced a 100% remote litigation program as part of the innovative digital measures and solutions implemented by the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department. The tech-driven initiative in the legal profession got designed to enhance the satisfaction of court users. With AI, the UAE ministry has streamlined the Legal Case Management System. It facilitates the electronic submission of documents while significantly reducing delays in Civil Court cases.

An International Digital Economy Court was introduced in Dubai by the DIFC courts to conduct legal proceedings through advanced digital systems with no paper involved. The smart and electronic notary service was introduced by Dubai courts that enable customers to access notary public services straight from their homes without the need to physically visit the notary public services. In July 2023, Dubai initiated the world’s inaugural Digital Judicial Rental System, which is accessible to both domestic and international litigants.

Modernizing legal enquiries: the Power of Technology

From 2021, legal enquiries in the UAE will get modernized with the help of technology. The UAE believes in providing legal services to those who cannot afford the legal fees. The Ministry of Justice offers free legal consultation of court documents to those who cannot pay fees.

The Abu Dhabi Judicial Department (ADJD) offers free legal services to those people who require the help of law to resolve any kind of issues without any legal fees. The legal procedures are automated without any paper as part of modernizing legal enquiries with the power of technology. The Dubai courts have launched a free legal consultation programme named Shoor wherein authorized law firms offer free voluntary legal consultations to litigants. The Voluntary Legal-Services Smart-Portal has kick-started The Volunteering Lawyers Initiative, which enhances the participation of legal-experts in Dubai to engage in pro-bono work.

Optimizing Case Management through Smart Solutions

Smart solutions got implemented by the UAE government to optimize legal case management. The smart transformation of the judicial system aims to speed up litigations before courts. As of May 2015, the Ministry of Justice transformed around 90 to 95% of its legal services into electronic services to minimize and nullify the paperwork. The Ministry of Justice launched the legislation ePortal, which contains all the legal texts published in the Official Gazette since the establishment of the UAE in 1971. The electronic services provided to the public as part of optimizing case management through Smart Solutions include eSessions, searching of lawyers, eNotary-public, eFiling, eMarriage, and eRefund. The Case Management System helps people to file documents electronically It reduces delays in civil court cases and improves the efficiency of legal proceedings.

Revolutionizing billing processes in the Digital Age

The cloud technology has revolutionized the billing processes in the digital age. It simplifies and navigates complexity through the role of billing tools in legal finances. Technology brought in automated time tracking with precision in legal billing. The benefits of cloud-based billing tools for law firms in the UAE include flexibility, accessibility, empowering legal professionals, enhanced collaborations, and strengthening of client relations.

The integration of AI technology into legal billing helps with predictive analysis of legal cases, optimized case management procedures, Blockchain for transparent billing records, and building trust among clients and litigants. The revolution in billing processes leads to increase in accuracy, efficiency, and client satisfaction.

AI-Powered Legal Review and Counsel

An Artificial Intelligence powered legal review and counsel works well with many aspects of legal proceedings such as the E-discovery, legal research, document management, legal case management, and automation of legal proceedings. E-discovery helps lawyers with document scanning whereas the legal research deals with looking for information in various databases that include law regulations, statutes, practice areas, jurisdictions, and case laws among others. AI also helps lawyers with litigation analysis with which they can chart how a case should be presented in the court, which leads to smart counsels.

Document Management Strategies for the Digital Lawyer

The digital lawyer woks through document management strategies employed through cloud technology. The case centric document management stores all the relevant legal documents at a central place. It is then secured through encryptions and other digital security measures.

Conclusion

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