In a profession where precision, substantiation, and time play a crucial role, artificial intelligence (AI) ceases to be something abstract. It becomes a practical tool for lawyers. In Kyiv, at the initiative of the Youth Committee of the National Bar Association of Ukraine – UNBA NextGen, a seminar titled “How artificial intelligence can facilitate the work of a lawyer” was held, conducted by Vyacheslav Priamitsyn, head of the Legal Design Laboratory.
The event brought together lawyers seeking not only new professional tools but also an understanding of how to effectively and safely implement AI in their daily legal practice. The speaker’s presentation provided to the participants served as a kind of instruction for a practical start.
What can AI do?
Document preparation automation
Tools like AxDraft, ChatGPT, and PatentPal already allow for the formation of a draft of a claim or response, adaptation of standard templates to a specific case, creation of a legal agreement, or complaint in minutes.
Contract analysis and editing
Legal analogs of “Grammarly” can identify complex phrasings, point out legal risks, and even reformat a document to the chosen style. These services enable the analysis of large text volumes, from interrogation transcripts to multi-page decisions.
Legal research and case law search
For instance, with tools like Verdictum PRO or “Court on Palm,” one can find relevant norms and decisions, as well as get a case outcome forecast based on known cases.
Speech recognition
Technologies like Whisper allow for creating meeting transcripts, transcribing encounters, and even drafting documents from an attorney’s audio notes.
Virtual assistants
Chatbots, both external and internal, handle typical client requests or assist lawyers in resolving organizational issues more efficiently.
Administrative support
Scheduling meetings, sorting mail, creating posts, or presentations—all of this can be delegated to AI, freeing up a lawyer’s time for strategic matters.
Prompt engineering—a key to efficiency
Priamitsyn emphasized: the effectiveness of AI depends not on the tool itself but on the correctness of the query (prompt). A well-formulated query includes:
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clear definition of the AI’s role (“you are a lawyer in a commercial process”);
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all key case circumstances;
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desired response format (e.g., theses for a court appearance);
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specific boundaries (without confidential information).
The presentation provided a series of examples of effective and ineffective queries that help a lawyer formulate the right instruction.
Security, ethics, and professional responsibility
Lawyers cannot delegate their professional responsibility to AI. Therefore, the speaker emphasized important ethical aspects:
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do not input personal or confidential client data into open AI systems;
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verify facts, references to legislation, and case law;
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always indicate AI usage when appropriate (transparency principle);
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be cautious of possible biases embedded in the model.
Additional resources
At the seminar, participants also familiarized themselves with platforms like Noty.ai, Liga360, WINCOURT, offering ready-made solutions specifically for lawyers. These are Ukrainian or adapted tools for our market, helping to reduce time on routine tasks and enhance the quality of legal services.
AI is not a substitute for a lawyer but a tool for smart, efficient, and safe execution of their functions. The key is to know how to work with it correctly.