Indian Journal for Research in Law and Management
Advancing Law and Management
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
ISSN No. : 2583-9896
FUTURE OF LEGAL TECH
Abstract
A fresh headline after every few months declares that artificial intelligence is about to replace
lawyers but the story especially in India isn't of replacement but adaptability. In India, where
the courts are infamous for their overburdened pending cases, judges outnumbered and
resistance to change, the statutory notification of Digital Personal Data Protection Rules is
quietly forcing the legal industry to modernize faster with help of technology.
Legal Tech is the combination of technology with legal services from digitally signing
contracts to formulating systems that streamline trials. Driven by advancement of technology
and generative AI, the shift in client’s expectations and a surge to access justice is the unfolding
reality in which the future of legal tech is no longer a far-sighted vision but a step closer to
massive technological evolution.