Some of you probably have noticed my fascination with “Artificial Intelligence” and with the intelligence term overall. We’ve seen it come up in different contexts, the most popular one being “Business Intelligence”. Because these terms have been on the market for so long, many of us are familiar with what they mean and what is their use in different contexts. However, the “Legal Intelligence” term is still a work in progress since it is so new in the industry and there isn’t one agreed upon definition. Here are some of the ways the “Legal Intelligence” users defined it based on its use:
- A market intelligence tool for the legal industry, which simply means taking a smart approach about the legal industry as a business as opposed to being smart about the law (e.g., ALM Legal Intelligence).
- Standard research practice tools – augmented by technology, here “Legal Intelligence” refers to a more traditional set of legal information services (e.g., LexisNexis UK,).
- A data analysis tool for case preparation – here the usage of the term focuses on technologies and services that turn data into useful information (e.g., Palantir’s Legal Intelligence).
To me, one thing is certain, “Legal Intelligence” is needed to transform vast amounts of static and obscure legal documents into a dynamic experience of understanding and learning. “Legal Intelligence” is about understanding legal content in relation to the things we do or manage. “Legal Intelligence” allows us to reimagine, reinvent and transform how law is organized and for this to happen we need to understand what is related to and how. A very helpful tool in this process is visualization because we are visual creatures, and our brains process visual information 60,000 times faster than text.
What do you know about "Legal Intelligence" and do you find it helpful?