The Changing Role of Legal Department – Can Artificial Intelligence Influence it?

Abstract

Inhouse legal has undergone substantive changes in the last few decades. Gone are the days when it acted in an advisory capacity providing legal advices at a very high level. Its primary role was to provide legal advices as asked for by the businesses. By and large it refrained from taking an active role with the businesses to enable them to strike a deal. Legal department’s main role was to be away from commercial activities/decision making processes and take high moral ground of acting merely as “Conscience Keeper”.