Since 2014, LegalTech companies have been on the rise with 20% growth rate in Europe according to Forbes magazine. France is in a good position in this ranking even if it does not reach the United States where the legal market has developed significantly in recent years.
Today in France, the alliance of law and technology applies more to the drafting of legal acts and documents. But other LegalTechs work in the provision of specialized professional tools for professionals, data protection, accessibility, the use of artificial intelligence, accessibility and data protection, etc.
There is no such thing as bad LegalTech!
What exactly are we talking about when we talk about LegalTech? The term emerged in the 2000s and brings together all companies that use technology to offer legal services.
In short, what we must understand is that LegalTech does not at all have the ambition to replace lawyers with technology or machines. It simply wishes to provide expertise in the technological field and put it at the service of legal professionals and litigants. Thus, these companies position themselves as a complement to legal activities and support for lawyers.
No Uberization of law, that is to say no disappearance of an old model to replace it with another, is at work here.
Currently, the trial against him is mainly based on this question: do you have to be a legal professional to have the necessary legitimacy to found a LegalTech?
But, when we understand that LegalTech is above all an offer of legal services supported by technology and not legal advice, this question no longer makes sense.
Wanting extensive regulation of LegalTech like the legal professions would be useless and counterproductive. Even if they are located on the edge, French LegalTechs can perfectly offer services while respecting the basic rules of ethics.
For example, if we take the case of legal models sold on the internet, they contribute to the democratization of access to law. But it is obvious that they can never replace personalized legal advice. If the information provided by players in the sector on this subject is clear and unambiguous, then everyone can understand it.
What LegalTech can bring you
LegalTech aims to be “transformational” for the lawyer. As a LegalTech, Jarvis Legal fits into this perspective by offering services and features that rely on technology to facilitate the lawyer's work.
LegalTech contains strong added value which can help your firm grow by allowing the lawyer to concentrate on the essentials of his profession and its added value.
It’s an answer to real problems like time management and time-consuming tasks. For example, by automating repetitive tasks, it can save you considerable time by allowing you to concentrate on your work.
As a secure, online API platform, Jarvis takes the hassle out of running your practice. She brings everyone the positive aspects of LegalTech directly in your office. From managing invoices and files to time tracking and bringing all your software together on a single platform, you have everything easily at your fingertips.
In short, the professional knowledge provided by professionals from other sectors can have a real facilitating effect on the practice of legal professions.
Digital transformation affects all professions and brings its share of innovation and savings in time and productivity. The world of lawyers certainly stands to gain by taking advantage of these new advances made possible by technology. In a few years, there will be those who took the train... And the others who stayed on the platform!
