Legal innovation : conversations about technology, the legal profession and societal change / edited by Felix Steffek, Mihoko Sumida. - 1 online resource (xviii, 243 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 07 Feb 2025).

Conversation 1 : Why innovate? technological, economic, and societal change from a Japanese perspective -- Conversation 2 : Dispute resolution transformed by technology -- Conversation 3 : The entrepreneur's perspective on innovation -- Conversation 4 : What can we learn from the Okawa Elementary School Tsunami litigation? -- Conversation 5 : Corporate governance in the age of artificial intelligence -- Conversation 6 : Innovation in financial services and supervision -- Conversation 7 : Artificial intelligence and legal services -- Conversation 8 : Will digitalisation help the 5 billion people without meaningful access to justice? -- Epilogue : what is legal innovation?

Open Access.

Legal Innovation explores the impact of technology on the legal profession and societal change. Reflecting contributions from an international group of experts, the volume provides a comprehensive overview of the challenges and opportunities facing the legal profession today. With a particular focus on artificial intelligence, the book covers a wide range of topics, from dispute resolution and corporate governance to financial services and regulatory oversight. The conversational style of the chapters makes the content accessible while still maintaining academic rigor. This book is an essential read for policymakers, academics, lawyers, entrepreneurs, regulators and students who are interested in legal innovation and its impact on the legal profession as well as anyone interested in the intersection of law and technology. This title is also available as Open Access on Cambridge Core.

9781009427371 (ebook)


Technology and law.
Technology and law--Japan.
Artificial intelligence--Law and legislation.
Practice of law--Technological innovation.
Practice of law--Social aspects.

K487.T4 / L441 2025

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