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

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

Author: Riccardo de Caria; Silvia Martinelli
Publisher: Hart Publishing
ISBN: 9781509987009
Published In: November 2025
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: U.K. ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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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 investigation of the impact of technological disruptions on the legal services industry, considering how legal tech companies and artificial intelligence solutions are reshaping the activities of legal professionals and the legal market more broadly; 3) a survey of the “new lawyers” and other new legal professionals, along with a reflection on the reforms needed to align their education with market needs.

The book caters to all those interested, professionally or academically, in keeping track of the evolution of the legal services market. Practising lawyers who want to be “future-proof”, law students, new specialised legal professionals active in the business and financial sectors, scholars and other researchers (both lawyers and economists) conducting research in the field, as well as anyone engaged in providing legal education, will find in this book extremely valuable insights on current trends and future developments in the legal market.

Preface, Michel Cannarsa (Lyon Catholic University, France)

Introduction, Riccardo de Caria and Silvia Martinelli (University of Turin, Italy)

Part One: The (R)evolution of the Market for Legal Services, between Competition and Law and Economics

1. The Legal Services Market between EU-driven Liberalisation and Continuing National Restrictions, Riccardo de Caria (University of Turin, Italy)

2. Revolution of Market for Legal Services, Frederic Marty (Université Côte d'Azur, France) and Bruno Deffains (Université Paris Panthéon Sorbonne, France)

3. Bridging the Justice Gap: Can AI Make Legal Services More Accessible and Less Lawyer-Centric? Umberto Nizza (Università di Torino, Italy)

4. Transformation of the Legal Services in the the Era of Digitalisation, Gentjan Skara (Bedër University College, Albania)

5. Ecodesign and Sustainable Products Initiatives, Silvia Martinelli (University of Turin, Italy)

Part Two: The Impact of Technology on the Legal Services Industry

6. Autonomy in Regulatory Compliance for the Financial Sector, Alexandra Andhov (University of Auckland, New Zealand) and Olga Kokoulina (University of Copenhagen, Denmark)

7. AI-provided and AI-assisted Legal Advice: Promises and Perils, Teresa Rodríguez de las Heras Ballel (Universidad Carlos III de Madrid, Spain)

8. Assessment of the Legal Tech Industry's Potential, Karolina Mania (Jagiellonian University, Poland)

9. The GenAI-Powered Legal Tech: Application, Risk and Governance, Ran Wang, Xiuwen Yao, Yu Zhang (Tianjin University, China)

10. "The Impact of Technology on the Legal Services Industry": The Legal AI Maturity Model (LAMM): A Framework for Building Innovative Technology Solutions in the Legal Profession, Olga V Mack (the Stanford Center for Legal Informatics, USA), Kassi Burns (King & Spalding LLP, USA) and Richard Finkelman (Berkeley Research Group LLC, USA)

11. "The Vanguard of innovation": Enacting Change Management in Law, Felicity Bell and Justine Rogers (University of New South Wales in Sydney, Australia)

Part Three: The "New Lawyers" and Other New Legal Professionals, and the Challenges in their Education

12. It's Time to Give Law Students What They Need: Rethinking Legal Education for the Digital Age, Erik Vermeulen (Tilburg University, Netherlands)

13. The Integration of Artificial Intelligence and Legal Technology in the Training of New Legal Professionals, Macarena Plaza (IE Law School, Spain)

14. Future-Proof Legal Education: Developing Technological Proficiency and Advanced Skills at the Nexus of Law and Technology, Dirk Hartung (Bucerius Law School, Germany)

15. Balancing Progress and Responsibility: Examining the Sustainability Challenges in Legal Education's AI Evolution, Anil Balan (King's College London, UK)

16. Law and Technology in the Law School Curriculum: Tech Law Clinics Across European Law Schools, Piotr Tereszkiewicz (Cornell Law School, USA)