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6 AI tools transforming the legal profession

Oleh DeepL Team

Key Takeaways

  • AI tools for legal teams include translation, writing assistance, knowledge management, contract analysis, document generation, and client intake chatbots.
  • AI-powered translation helps legal teams draft bilingual contracts, communicate with international clients, and maintain consistent terminology through custom glossaries.
  • Responsible AI use in legal practice includes auditing models for bias and requiring human oversight of AI-generated work.
  • Secure legal AI tools should offer GDPR compliance, encryption, single sign-on, two-factor authentication, and ISO 27001 certification.
  • When evaluating legal AI tools, integrations, ease of onboarding, and customization are key factors for law firms.
  • AI can accelerate legal work, but certified human translators remain necessary for certain official document types.

If you work in the legal industry, you’ve probably been eyeing the most recent wave of AI adoption with a mixture of interest and apprehension. Are you anticipating (or dreading) the slew of lawsuits that are sure to arise from AI use and misuse? Or wondering how AI will impact your own daily work? 

Ultimately, as technology evolves, the law needs to keep pace—and with it, legal professionals.

Whatever your view on AI, it’s here to stay. In this article, we’ll explore six of the most game-changing AI tools transforming the legal profession and how they can benefit your law firm. If you’re not using these tools already, we can guarantee that your competition is.

We'll fill you in on how to vet AI tools suitable for the practice of law. You’ll also learn which AI features are most useful for lawyers today.

Why law firms are adopting AI

Not even the often traditionalist field of law is immune to the rise of artificial intelligence. In fact, AI is already becoming a linchpin in the legal field, allowing you to work more efficiently and provide better service to your clients.

AI-based tools can help your law firm stay competitive in a constantly evolving global market. 

Dr. Axel Freiherr von dem Bussche, LL.M. (L.S.E.), CIPP/E, partner at international firm Taylor Wessing, weighs in: 

"Using AI and technology-enabled tools in the legal sector is becoming increasingly important to remain competitive and improve efficiency. These tools can assist lawyers with legal research, document review, and contract analysis and translation, freeing up time for more complex and strategic work. They can also provide valuable insights and help lawyers make more informed decisions, leading to better client outcomes."

The bottom line for many lawyers? AI tools can take over some of the mundane and tedious tasks legal professionals dread. That frees up time for more high-value work (and removes a few headaches along the way). 

Let’s take a closer look. 

6 powerful AI technologies for legal professionals 

1. AI-powered translation

The legal industry is already complex. When you add international clients and colleagues to the mix, things can get even more complicated. 

Practicing international law requires an understanding of diverse legal systems and cultures, as well as the ability to keep up with constantly evolving laws and regulations. This can be particularly challenging when there's a language barrier. 

As the legal industry continues to become more globalized, law firms are working with an increasing number of international clients. 

According to a Maia Research report on legal translation software, there’s a growing demand for legal translation services. It’s currently experiencing 13–15% year-over-year growth. 

What legal teams can do with AI translation

Translate legal documents faster 

Communicate smoothly with international teams and clients 

  • Clarify legal terms and give legal advice via email.
  • Submit cases in foreign languages to local authorities (legally operable).

Research foreign laws and regulations

Provide multilingual legal advice 

  • Serve clients who speak different languages.
  • Improve client satisfaction and loyalty.

Ensure consistency of legal translations across the organization 

  • Use custom glossaries to save editing time and guarantee consistency in official communication across multiple languages.

AI-powered translation tools are useful for providing legally operable translations, such as bilingual contracts, and convenience translations like client communications. 

However, it's important to note that AI translation shouldn't completely replace human translators. 

Some official documents require certified or notarized translations that only a certified human translator can provide.

Get started with DeepL Translator.

2. AI-powered writing

Confident, effective writing is a must for every legal professional, whether it's drafting contracts, preparing briefs, or crafting client communications. AI-powered writing tools can help refine text, ensuring clear, professional, error-free documents. 

These tools can adjust tone, improve sentence structure, and streamline legal language. And that makes communication considerably more impactful and effective.

By automating parts of the writing process, legal teams can save time on revisions and focus on the work’s substance. That applies whether you’re drafting persuasive arguments or critical agreements.

Explore how DeepL Write can improve your written communication.

3. AI-powered knowledge management systems 

AI-powered knowledge management systems have revolutionized the legal industry, giving lawyers lightning-fast access to critical information. 

With these powerful tools, you have valuable abilities as a legal professional: 

  • Quickly search through vast amounts of data.
  • Identify patterns in legal documents.
  • Stay on top of changes in laws and regulations. 

Best of all, these systems automate tedious processes such as document categorization, saving time and increasing productivity.

Unsurprisingly, the use of AI-powered knowledge management systems is on the rise among legal professionals. 

Read our whitepaper: How to make AI your legal advantage.

4. AI contract analysis and management 

AI is making an especially powerful impact on legal work today through contract analysis and management. These tools automate mundane tasks, such as document review or deadline tracking for signed agreements. 

You can use AI-driven systems to quickly review contracts and identify potential issues, such as risks associated with certain clauses. These systems also store contracts centrally, making them more accessible and automating error notifications. 

AI-enabled contract management tools also provide insights into past cases to help minimize disputes arising from noncompliance. Systems use natural language processing algorithms to detect discrepancies in existing contracts and to suggest ways to mitigate risks. 

This helps your firm ensure you provide the best service to your clients while remaining competitive in the market. 

5. Generative AI for document creation 

In the legal field, generative AI is offering a new level of efficiency for document creation. This process entails using AI algorithms to generate documents from templates and structured data sets, as well as analyzing contracts for potential risks or discrepancies. 

Automate these tasks, and you save time and money while helping your firm remain competitive in an AI-driven environment.

AI-powered document creation also helps reduce errors and spot mistakes. This allows you to better protect your clients' interests during negotiations. How? You identify potential issues before they become problems. 

As a result, you can provide more personalized services that meet your clients' needs faster than ever. 

6. Chatbots for client intake 

Chatbots are a valuable first point of contact in the client intake process. AI-powered chatbots provide general advice to clients and understand complex questions using natural language processing. Then, they direct your clients to the information they need instantly. 

Chatbots offer 24/7 availability. They quickly answer inquiries and FAQs, reduce wait times, and enable your staff to focus on more detailed queries.

Using AI-powered chatbot technology saves time and resources while providing better customer service.

Using AI safely and ethically in legal practice

However helpful these tools may be, implementing AI technologies isn't something to take lightly. Risks are associated with using AI. 

It's important for your firm to understand the implications of deploying AI technologies and ensure you implement technology responsibly. 

This means establishing protocols regarding data privacy and security when dealing with confidential client data.

You should also consider how to use AI responsibly and ethically. These are just two examples to establish firm-wide: 

  • Take steps to audit machine learning models for bias. 
  • Institute a policy that requires humans to monitor and supervise AI use.

At DeepL, we’re committed to offering AI solutions that are ethical, nuanced, and secure.

How to evaluate the security of AI tools for the legal sector

You must be aware of the evolving legal requirements for AI for crucial reasons:

  • To give sound counsel regarding its use 
  • To guarantee that the tools you use in your work are foolproof

Next, let’s look at security features to watch for in legal AI.

Key security features for legal AI tools

When evaluating legal AI tools, watch for these features. They demonstrate diligence in your firm's AI use and give you extra protection when using smart solutions.

GDPR compliance 

The General Data Protection Regulation is a stringent security and privacy regulation. It affects businesses that pursue or store data pertaining to people situated in the European Union. 

You can rely on AI that abides by the GDPR mandates to honor and safeguard confidential information.

Encryption 

Data encryption scrambles information to create a code that can only be unlocked using an individual password or key. This makes it far more difficult for any unauthorized individuals to access the data. 

Regulations like GDPR demand that you use encryption to ensure personal information is secure.

Single sign-on (SSO) and two-factor authentication (2FA)

SSO allows users to access various programs and systems with only one set of credentials. This reduces the worry of weak passwords or forgotten login details. As a result, you not only save time but also help secure confidential data from unauthorized access. 

2FA adds an extra layer of security by requiring users to provide two forms of authentication (such as a password and a verification code sent to a phone) before accessing their accounts. 

This lessens the risk of account takeover and prevents unauthorized access to confidential information.

ISO 27001 certification

ISO 27001 is an international standard that helps businesses manage their information systems’ security. 

By partnering with an ISO 27001-certified provider, your law firm can better protect your data and guarantee a high level of security. 

Download our white paper: The legal professional’s guide to safe AI adoption.

 Valuable software features for legal professionals

At DeepL, we carried out customer research in 2023. Here’s what we found were particularly helpful AI features for law firms:

We build specialized Language AI to meet these needs—alongside strict security, trust, and quality—so legal teams like yours can use DeepL tools confidently.

Explore DeepL's Language AI suite for legal teams

Legal work extends beyond translation, so the DeepL suite supports your team throughout your day:

  • Translator for accurate legal document translation
  • Voice for real-time interpretation in multilingual meetings and depositions
  • API to integrate secure translation directly into your firm's existing systems

Contact Sales to discuss adopting our specialized Language AI, tailored to your firm's needs and requirements.

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