Our approach to Generative AI
Innovation is what we do.
We have a long history of engaging with emerging technologies. Generative AI is no different for us.
A pioneering history of creating and adopting new technologies...
leading to the launch of Linklaters’ own GenAI chatbot in March 2023 using GPT4
Linklaters Chatbot
Linklaters launches its own chatbot leveraging Microsoft Azure AI.
Opus2
A game-changing legal technology which provides a more flexible, dynamic and efficient way for lawyers and clients to manage key aspects of an investigation.
ReportiQ
We launched a next generation online due-diligence platform. The platform sets itself apart as it can be customised to each clients’ business needs.
CreateiQ
We are the only law firm to have our own proprietary contracting platform. Where we can’t find technology to suit our clients’ needs, we’re brave enough to build it ourselves.
Forage
The first magic circle firm to use the platform (then called InsideSherpa) for virtual internships.
Matter Explorer
AI powered search and knowledge management system, powered by iManage RAVN.
Nakhoda
First law firm backed incubator. Went on to create a number of products, include ISDA Create, the foundation on which CreateiQ was then built.
Eigen
Worked in collaboration with Eigen to help develop their legal AI platform – the precursor to the creation of Nakhoda.
Contract Express
We were an early adopter of, onboarding when it was still owned by Business Integrity. Partly as a result of that we have a competitive licensing agreement which allows us to use it globally (and directly with clients) with no restrictions or additional cost – a key advantage that is not available to our competitors.
Blue Flag
The first online commoditised legal service developed by a major City firm when it was launched.
Here’s a snapshot of what we’ve been working on across the firm:
Ideas Campaign
The best ideas always come from our people. As part of our strategy to encourage our people to familiarise themselves with the technology and test different uses of GenAI for themselves, we ran a global ideas campaign in the spring of 2023. The aim was to gather ideas from across the firm – across seniorities, roles and geographies - on how to apply this technology in their day to day. As always, there was no shortage of great ideas, and we’re now working our way through implementing those ideas, working with a range of technology partners to do that.
Linklaters Chatbot
Linklaters has its own GenAI chatbot which enables everyone in the firm to explore how this technology works. Our chatbot has been built using Microsoft’s Azure OpenAI service which means that our prompts and responses are kept within a secure environment. The chatbot is evolving as we add new features and try out new use cases. To help people get the best from this technology we have been delivering training on prompt engineering across the firm.
Legal Knowledge Search
GenAI has the potential to revolutionise legal knowledge search capabilities as you can ask natural language questions about information held in knowledge repositories and document management systems. Rather than using complex search terms and filters, GenAI enables you to get an easy to digest, quick response based on a review of thousands of documents. To make the most of the incredible power of GenAI search, we are working with Google’s Cloud Vertex AI platform to improve the speed and accuracy of our search capabilities.
CoCounsel
We have run a global pilot of CoCounsel by Casetext which uses GenAI to help lawyers with some typical tasks such as summarising documents, preparing witness statements, extracting contract data and completing legal research.
Insights
Technology Legal Outlook 2024
28 november 2023
In this publication, our tech sector lawyers from around the world explore the key global trends in the technology sector that we believe will shape the legal outlook for businesses in 2024 and beyond.
UK – The LinksAI English law benchmark
30 oktober 2023
We have created a comprehensive new benchmark to test the ability of AI tools to answer legal questions. It demonstrates that the tools we tested should not be used for English law advice without human supervision. Their superficially convincing answers are often wrong and include fictitious citations.
AI in Financial Services 3.0
4 oktober 2023
AI in Financial Services 3.0 maps out the latest developments in AI regulation in China, Hong Kong, Singapore, the UK, the EU and the U.S. It provides a high-level overview of key legal challenges for businesses, and practical guidance on managing legal risks when deploying this revolutionary technology within finance.
Elevate your ChatGPT experience: master the art of “prompt engineering”
torsdag 7 september 2023, 13:00 to 13:45 GMT
Location: Virtual
As teachers are all too fond of telling us, you only get out what you put in. And it turns out they are right.
Join our 'Elevate your ChatGPT experience: master the art of “prompt engineering”' webinar on 7 September at 13:00 BST during which we will discuss the key to unlocking the true potential of Generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, which lies in carefully crafting your initial query. In this engaging session, we will share practical tips that will transform generic outputs into bespoke, insightful responses, empowering you to harness the full capabilities of ChatGPT.
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Tech Legal Outlook 2023 Mid-Year Update: Riding the wave of generative AI
27 juni 2023
Artificial Intelligence is shaping the outlook for 2023, bringing a new wave of digital change. We explore the rapidly evolving legal landscape for AI and share some practical steps to address legal risks in adopting AI.
Will you be hiring ChatGPT into your legal team in 2023?
onsdag 17 maj 2023, 13:00 to 14:00 GMT
Location: Virtual
In this webinar, our speakers will consider: to what extent should companies deploy generative AI within their business? How can technologies such as ChatGPT be used within a regulated business model or within existing corporate governance structures?
ChatGPT – Is it legal?
6 april 2023
The regulation of AI has been hotly debated for some time but there have been relatively few examples of significant enforcement. This changed with the ban of ChatGPT in Italy. We consider if the GDPR is a fundamental barrier to the development of AI and whether the EU AI Act is a problem or the solution for future regulation.
ChatGPT – Seven rules of the road
16 februari 2023
Last year saw “generative” AI tools reach the mainstream. This includes chatbots like ChatGPT which can provide detailed and convincing responses across a broad range of knowledge domains. We suggest seven rules of the road you should apply before integrating ChatGPT into your business.