Use of Artificial Intelligence in Litigation and Legal Practice

In the past, a lawyer’s competence was measured by their experience and ability to memorize legal texts, recall key concepts, and cite precedents quickly, while judges spent hours and days poring over case files, attempting to connect facts with legal provisions to reach judgments that deliver justice. Today, however, a new partner has emerged in the legal field: a partner capable of reading millions of pages and words within minutes and seconds. This partner is artificial intelligence.

Despite the benefits AI offers in litigation and legal practice, it raises several challenges and risks that warrant caution, the most prominent of which include:

1. The risk of providing inaccurate legal information.

2. Limited ability to understand the specific circumstances of a case.

3. Compromising the confidentiality of information.

4. Bias in outcomes.

5. Overreliance on technology.

6. Potential infringement of intellectual property rights.

And many other drawbacks. We must acknowledge that artificial intelligence is an effective (assistive) tool in legal work, but it cannot replace lawyers or judges. Its successful use depends on continuous human oversight, strict adherence to protecting information confidentiality, upholding fundamental principles of justice, and ensuring guarantees of a fair trial.

Naif Khaled Abdulaziz Al-Anazi

College of Business Studies – Law Major