# Legal tech `kaal:entity:legal-tech` **Status.** derived This node is assembled mechanically from the 14 claims that carry the concept tag `legal-tech`. It is a roster of what the corpus says under this term. It is **not** an adjudicated definition: no single statement here has been ruled canonical, and no first-appearance call has been made. Read the claims and judge for yourself. ## Every claim under this term 14 claims across 2 works, 2017 to 2018. **2017** - [2939127-003](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-003) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Even the law firms that are best at finding innovative solutions for clients remain reluctant to fully adopt Legal Tech innovations, so quality of client service does not predict willingness to adopt. > While the better firms often find innovative solutions to their clients' problems, even those firms are reluctant to fully embrace Legal Tech innovations. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-006](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-006) [normative/argued] -- The challenges created by Legal Tech, the new economy, and platform technologies justify a fundamentally more creative and innovative approach to legal education in the 21st century. > The challenges presented by Legal Tech, the new economy, and platform technologies justify a more creative and innovative approach for legal education in the 21st century. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-007](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-007) [mechanism/argued] -- The first generations of Legal Tech did not reduce demand for lawyers; by making far greater volumes of legal material available faster, they created a need for additional lawyers to evaluate that material. > in fact, created the need for additional lawyers to evaluate the new and increasing numbers of legal materials made available faster and more easily accessible by technology. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-008](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-008) [mechanism/argued] *(failure mode)* -- The decentralization of law pursued by Legal Tech startups has broad repercussions for the legal profession, the first of which is that existing legal services are rendered increasingly irrelevant or are replaced outright by Legal Tech. > The decentralization of law that is a central part of the startup companies' purpose and that disrupts existing legal practices has broad repercussions for the legal profession. First, existing legal services are rendered increasingly irrelevant or are replaced by Legal Tech. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-009](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-009) [predictive/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Legal Tech applications will soon perform most of the work junior lawyers do, and will do so without the human elements that produce imprecision, flaws, inaccuracies, potential lawsuits, and delay; junior legal professionals and support staff are therefore the first casualties. > Legal Tech applications will be able to perform most of junior lawyers' work in the near future without the human elements that create imprecision, flaws, inaccuracies, possible lawsuits, and delay. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-010](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-010) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Legal Tech startups will force the legal profession to innovate perpetually, a demand that overextended and cumbersome legal organizations which have lost the capacity for agile reinvention cannot easily meet. > the legal profession will be forced by such startup companies to innovate in perpetuity, a task that is not easily accomplished by overextended and — often — cumbersome legal organizations that have lost the capacity for agile re-invention. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-011](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-011) [condition/argued] -- Legal Tech's disruptive innovation combined with the principles of the sharing economy requires lawyers and lawmakers to reevaluate their understanding of many areas of law. > Legal Tech's disruptive innovation in combination with the principles established by the sharing economy require lawyers and lawmakers to reevaluate their understanding of many areas of the law. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-013](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-013) [mechanism/argued] -- The counseling, deal making, matchmaking, gatekeeping, and enforcement roles historically performed by lawyers are increasingly performed by technology, and blockchain technology and smart contracting will accelerate that substitution. > However, the counseling, deal-making, matchmaking, gatekeeping, and enforcing roles are increasingly performed by technology.43 This trend is likely to accelerate in the near future, enabled by blockchain technology and smart contracting. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-023](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-023) [mechanism/argued] -- Leveraging the big data collected through Legal Tech solutions and blockchain applications in combination with machine learning produces more creative and faster tools, which in turn generates a surge of innovative platforms that disrupt the legal industry. > Leveraging the big data that is collected by using Legal Tech solutions and blockchain applications in combination with machine learning creates more creative and faster tools. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 - [2939127-036](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/2939127-036) [empirical/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Most lawyers and law industry representatives underestimate the implications of emerging Legal Tech. > Most lawyers and law industry representatives underestimate the implications of the emerging Legal Tech. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P. M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in the Blockchain Revolution (2017). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2939127 **2018** - [3227967-011](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3227967-011) [condition/asserted] -- Legal tech will profoundly disrupt the legal profession, and because these technologies are code based, lawyers must be able to understand and talk about code in order to participate in designing them. > "Legal tech" will profoundly disrupt the legal profession18 and since these technologies are code-based lawyers need to be able to understand and talk about code to participate in the design of such legal technologies Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967 - [3227967-013](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3227967-013) [predictive/argued] *(failure mode)* -- Junior legal professionals and legal support staff are the first casualties of the Legal Tech evolution, because applications will soon perform most junior lawyer work without the human elements that create imprecision, flaws, inaccuracies, possible lawsuits and delay. > Junior legal professionals and legal support staff are likely the first victims of the Legal Tech evolution.32 Legal Tech applications will be able to perform most of the junior lawyers' work soon without the human elements that create imprecision, flaws, inaccuracies, possible lawsuits, and delay. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967 - [3227967-014](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3227967-014) [failure/argued] *(failure mode)* -- The most important consequence of legal startups is that the legal profession will be forced to innovate in perpetuity, a task that overextended and cumbersome legal organizations which have lost the capacity for rapid re-invention cannot easily accomplish. > Second, and most importantly, the legal profession will be forced by such startup companies to innovate in perpetuity, a task that is not easily accomplished by overextended and – often – cumbersome legal organizations that have lost the capacity for rapid re-invention. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967 - [3227967-041](https://wulfkaal.github.io/claims/3227967-041) [predictive/argued] -- If standardized legal work and legal research can be performed by algorithms, the result is an opportunity rather than a threat, because it frees lawyer time for assisting clients with the new and very specific challenges of the digital world. > If the "standardized work" and legal research activities can be performed by algorithms, there is more time for assisting the client with the new and very specific challenges of the digital world. Mark Fenwick, Wulf A. Kaal, Erik P.M. Vermeulen, Legal Education in a Digital Age Why 'Coding for Lawyers' Matters (2018). SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=3227967 ## Verify Every claim above resolves to a record carrying a verbatim source quote, the sha256 of the source PDF, and a preformatted citation. 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