Automated legal services cost efficient, but can leave clients vulnerable, lawyers say
- Condominium Group
- Dec 30, 2007
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Automated legal services cost efficient, but can leave clients vulnerable, lawyers say
December 31, 2007
The automation of legal documents seems like a straightforward solution for Canadians facing access to justice issues. However, lawyers caution clients turning to tech may be leaving themselves open to litigation as documents, such as contracts and wills, could lack important details.
Canada is no stranger to artificial intelligence (AI) based legal services, with companies such as Miralaw in Ottawa creating the divorce app Thistoo, and Montreal firm EXEO Attorneys building a virtual assistant to help people with immigration questions. Now there’s a new player on the scene offering legal documents to customers for under $40 apiece.
Wonder.Legal, a website founded by Jérémie Eskenazi in Paris, launched in Canada on Jan. 10 and provides an online platform for people to create legal documents without the assistance of a lawyer.
Eskenazi, who holds a master's degree in science from MIT and attended Ecole Centrale de Lyon (a top French science school), said the site is available in 12 countries worldwide and uses locally based lawyers in each country to create the documents..
This is an excerpt from an article that appeared on TheLawyerDaily.ca.
