Dubai Business Women Council has published a report on the influence of AI in the legal sector.
The Dubai Business Women Council (DBWC) has recently published a detailed report on the opportunities and challenges in Dubai's legal services sector, particularly focusing on the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) to improve professional practices.
The report summarizes the discussions held during the fourth Industry Insights Roundtable, which focused on the legal sector. The roundtable was chaired by Izabella Szadkowska, Partner Corporate Structuring at Al Tamimi & Company, and included other DBWC members specializing in various legal fields.
The report emphasizes the increasing use of AI in different legal fields, exploring its benefits, ethical implications, tools, applications, and its role in legal education. It also addresses challenges related to language barriers in implementing AI technologies and discusses AI's expanding role in legal practices.
Participants stressed the importance of optimizing AI in the legal services sector and highlighted how AI can improve efficiency and critical thinking in tasks such as drafting legal contracts and conducting legal verification while simplifying legal procedures and increasing accuracy.
The discussion also focused on ethical implications for AI in the legal field, such as issues related to bias and data privacy. Participants emphasized the need to incorporate AI tools into legal curricula to equip future legal professionals with necessary skills and discussed the cost-benefit ratio of investing in AI tools.
Izabella Szadkowska emphasized the necessity of aligning technological developments with client expectations in the legal sector and improving the effectiveness of AI in different languages to ensure diversity.
Nadine Halabi, Business Development Manager at the Dubai Business Women Council, highlighted the importance of encouraging the integration of cutting-edge technologies to secure the future and expand the legal services sector.
The report concludes by mentioning the DBWC's commitment to enhancing the professional skills and knowledge of its members and supporting their business growth and development through industry-related discussions. These exclusive industry discussions aim to improve members’ market analysis skills and help them identify opportunities and strategies to capitalize on them.