Technology continues to change business processes everywhere, including in the legal profession. The legal world operates on precedent and is slow to adopt change. Artificial intelligence is changing that and accelerating the digitization and automation of legal work.
Law firms rely on paper. How many times have you seen trial lawyers wheeling boxes of case files into court? Paper processes are cumbersome, time-consuming, and expensive, and smart law firms are realizing the benefits of digitizing paper processes in the cloud.
Enter Filevine, a legal practice management platform with built-in AI that streamlines legal work.
How AI Empowers the Practice of Law
Filevine isn’t just another cloud-based document management system. FilevineAI is designed for use by lawyers, with integrated AI models specifically designed for legal work. FilevineAI allows legal professionals to “chat” directly with their case files.
“AI technology promises to transform the legal profession and reengineer the way professionals interact with their work,” said Ryan Anderson, CEO of Filevine. “We developed Filevine with sophisticated AI models, providing a reliable, accurate solution that allows lawyers to query and extract case files. FilevineAI helps lawyers eliminate the paper chase.”
Thanks to AI, law clerks no longer have to sift through files, emails, and PDFs. Lawyers can ask natural-language questions like “What was the last offer from opposing counsel?” or “Summarize the medical timeline for this case.” AI has access to everything stored on the platform to deliver accurate, contextual responses.
The Shift to Cloud-based Case Management
A secure cloud data repository is the foundation for automating case management. Solutions like Filevine centralize all case data – documents, court calendars, notes, discovery, communications, billing records, etc. – in a secure, searchable platform. By incorporating AI, the system surpasses search and extracts and interprets the data.
FilevineAI utilizes large language models specifically trained for the legal profession, enabling it to analyze documents and provide summaries, extract insights, identify next steps, and generate chronologies. Filevine can even centralize data according to practice area and streamline operations, including billing, time tracking, and other tasks, for faster completion with fewer errors.
Storing data in the cloud also improves data security. In addition to electronic data, paper documents can be scanned and digitized using optical character recognition (OCR) technology. Cloud files can also be shared and edited with tracking and version control features. And Filevine is HIPAA-compliant and SOC 2 Type II certified, meeting the security and confidentiality standards required for handling sensitive legal and medical information.
Curing the Headache of Medical Cases
Medical and insurance cases are some of the most paper-intensive and complex types of litigation. A single injury case can generate hundreds of pages of reports, records, doctors’ notes, and images. A complex case can require 20 hours or more of manual effort to gather and analyze the necessary documents and build a case chronology. MedChron by Filevine can do the same work in minutes.
MedChron utilizes AI to analyze vast quantities of data, generating medical chronologies and identifying key events. It even includes hyperlinks to source material and a keyword index. MedChron trains its AI using large language models with legal and medical datasets, enabling it to understand the relevant documents and their context within the case.
By utilizing embedded AI tools, MedChron eliminates the need for external tools, outsourcing, or hiring additional staff, thereby reducing the likelihood of human error. The result is better intelligence to drive more effective case strategies, faster decisions, and more favorable outcomes.
The Future of Legal Work Is AI-augmented
It seems unlikely that paperwork will be eliminated from legal practice. However, advances in legal tech, especially AI, are making casework less dependent on paper and more data-driven. Digitizing paper files is only the first step. Filevine provides a complete solution with secure cloud data repositories and an AI-powered platform that can search and extract insight to answer any query. AI is changing the way legal professionals think about their data. It also means faster case assessments, better-informed decisions, and fewer hours spent in administrative drudgery.
The AI revolution will transform the legal profession, but it’s not about replacing lawyers with machines. AI empowers legal professionals with tools that turn documents into deeper, faster insights. The age of AI-driven legal work has arrived, and companies like Filevine are helping to redefine how professionals practice law.
