US lawyers give way to law by app

The US legal sector is preparing for technological shake-ups as experts predict the arrival of apps which can 'substitute for the labor of lawyers'.
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The US legal sector is preparing for technological shake-ups as experts predict the arrival of apps which can 'substitute for the labor of lawyers'. Tanjala Gica

Richard Granat, co-director of the Centre for Law Practice Technology at the Florida Coastal School of Law, said: 'As software becomes more intelligent, we will have digital apps that can either substitute for the labor of lawyers or will assist a lawyer in being more productive.' One recent example is the Shake app, launched in late 2013, with options for writing six kinds of contracts - including letting property and lending money. The app asks the user a series of questions and prepares the contracts in response.

Contracts without jargon

Abe Geige, chief executive of Shake Inc, said: 'It's like TurboTax. Legal becomes less of a hurdle when contracts are not long and full of jargon.' Source: TribLIVE

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