Future-Proof Legal Services : How Innovation, Legal Tech and AI Have Been Reshaping the Legal Market

This book provides a state-of-the art picture of the transformation of the global legal market. The traditional business model of law firms has been upended by new forms of organisation, often (but not exclusively) brought about by technological innovation and the use of technology for the execution of legal activities, which implies the so-called ?servitisation? of the legal market. Such trends raise a broad range of questions of both practical and academic nature, which the book tackles extensively, relying on the competence of a remarkable group of experts, coming from different professional backgrounds and knowledgeable of many different jurisdictions, from Europe to the USA, from Asia to Australia. In particular, the book has three main focuses: 1) a law and economics analysis of today?s legal market, combined with a description of how regulatory changes have had an impact on competition in the legal services business, and on the evolution of this industry; 2) a thorough investiga