{"id":326,"date":"2017-10-12T16:25:09","date_gmt":"2017-10-12T20:25:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amp.legal\/blog\/?p=326"},"modified":"2018-08-18T19:25:13","modified_gmt":"2018-08-18T23:25:13","slug":"robot-lawyer-advances-legal-access","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amp.legal\/blog\/robot-lawyer-advances-legal-access\/","title":{"rendered":"Robot Lawyer Advances Legal Access"},"content":{"rendered":"

The year 2017 marks the rise of the robot lawyer. This new concept provides legal help using bots, which have been around since the early days of the Internet.\u00a0Programmers use bots to do any type of task that can be automated. Bots perform many legitimate tasks, such as crawling the web\u00a0to find information. Hackers also use bots for malicious purposes, such as Distributed Denial of Service attacks.<\/p>\n

Bots are ripe for use by the legal industry. A robot lawyer can assist consumers with completing forms in a small claims action. Also, a robot lawyer can assist a real\u00a0lawyer\u00a0by performing tasks that can be automated, such as collecting information and completing\u00a0documents. Like tax software, a bot asks a series of questions and takes actions based on the answers. Using artificial intelligence, a bot can carry on a conversation with a client to facilitate the opening of a case.<\/p>\n

\"\"Limited\u00a0Advice\u00a0For Breach<\/h3>\n

The DoNotPay Chatbot<\/a> provides assistance to consumers for various legal issues. If someone wants to dispute a parking ticket, the bot\u00a0collects\u00a0the required information and then generates the legal forms. Recently, the service added a function to sue Equifax<\/a> in small claims court, but the service is limited (as of October 12, the service is only available for residents of California and New York).<\/p>\n

Using a bot\u00a0may not always be the best course of action, especially for a cyber breach lawsuit. Breach lawsuits are complex because of state data protection laws<\/a>. Plaintiffs may need to show an injury beyond having their information stolen. Also, courts may require a plaintiff to show identify theft for standing. Further, Equifax\u00a0includes $1 million dollars<\/a> in identity theft insurance upon\u00a0signing-up for\u00a0one-year of free credit monitoring. For these reasons, a breach victim with unknown damages might be better off enrolling in Equifax\u2019s free service before\u00a0pursuing a lawsuit with a bot.<\/p>\n

Bright Future For Bots<\/h3>\n

In the long run, both consumers and lawyers will benefit from using bots. For consumers, legal bots enable them to pursue remedies in small claims court when a lawyer is not required. For lawyers, a bot provides a virtual assistant that conveys information, performs client intake, and generates legal documents. As a result, bots will empower consumers to help themselves while improving legal\u00a0services with better efficiency.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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