Law & Technology

Analogy sits at the core of persuasion, whether lawyers compare cases to precedents or marketers frame products in familiar terms. Large language models now generate analogies at scale, forcing a reconsideration of how humans and machines construct arguments and influence decisions. The question is no longer whether AI can assist persuasion—it's how it reshapes the process itself.

Artificial intelligence is no longer a futuristic concept — it is an active force reshaping the practice of law. From legal research and document review to client intake and case management, AI is helping lawyers work faster, smarter, and with greater precision. But alongside these benefits come new ethical responsibilities. For lawyers, the challenge is not simply adopting AI, but doing so in a way that preserves competence, confidentiality, and trust at the core of the profession.

Part two of our series on artificial intelligence in law. A Deloitte study estimated that 39 percent of legal jobs can be automated, and almost half of 1,500 lawyers surveyed worldwide were not optimistic about the profession’s future. This post looks at what AI changes in legal work, the ethical questions it raises, and why firms are better off adopting it.

Artificial intelligence has been marketed to law firms as everything at once: a threat, a shortcut, and a silver bullet for profitability. Behind the headlines, though, the pressure is familiar. Firms are still trying to reconcile rising expectations, limited capacity, and clients who are more cost-sensitive than ever. Into that gap steps AI — not as a courtroom robot, but as a set of tools quietly reshaping how legal work is done, measured, and valued.

Video technology has been embraced by estate lawyers. The virtual witnessing of wills, a concept once largely deemed improbable, has become a reality, if only temporarily.

Algorithmic policing is technology used to help police analyze crime data and predict where crime is likely to occur. The success and acceptance of algorithmic policing may ultimately depend on how it is utilized.

The police are increasingly using algorithms as part of their law enforcement strategies. In the age of information, the internet allows police to access and share continually growing amounts of data.

Once false online statements are out in cyberspace they can be read by countless people and can have a lasting and harmful effect on your reputation along with your law practice.

Online anonymity protects free expression under the Charter, and it also shelters fake personas, fake news and attacks on a firm’s reputation. This post weighs the two, including a negative-SEO attack that copied an ICONA client’s website of more than 1,000 pages onto a server in Ukraine.