AI Applications in Drafting Pleadings

Course Objectives

The objectives of this course are to;

1. Introduce AI-assisted drafting in litigation and dispute resolution.
2. Equip lawyers to generate pleadings, submissions, and affidavits using AI templates.
3. Examine case-specific applications in Civil, Commercial, Land, Family, and Criminal law practice.
4. Train lawyers to critically review AI-generated pleadings for accuracy, compliance, and risk.

Learning Outcomes

By the end of this course, a learner will be able to;

1. Draft pleadings in civil litigation and ADR using AI.
2. Apply AI drafting in corporate and commercial litigation.
3. Use AI in land law pleadings (fraud, trespass, recovery actions).
4. Employ AI in family law applications and criminal pleadings.
5. Evaluate pleadings generated by AI against statutory rules and precedents.

Outline of Content

1. Introduction to AI in Litigation Drafting

• • Automation of pleadings, submissions, affidavits.
  • Risk considerations in judicial filings.

2. Civil Litigation Practice and ADR

• • Drafting plaints, written statements of defence, ADR agreements.
  • AI in arbitration and mediation documents.

3. Corporate and Commercial Litigation

• • Pleadings in shareholder disputes, debt recovery, insolvency.
  • AI tools for large-scale commercial documentation.

4. Land Law Litigation

• • Fraudulent transfers, trespass, recovery suits.
  • AI in land record review and pleadings.

5. Family Law Practice

• • Drafting applications for custody, divorce, maintenance.

6. Criminal Law Practice

• • Charge sheets, affidavits, submissions.
  • AI use in criminal defence strategy and disclosure management.

7. Practical Lab: AI Drafting of Pleadings

• • Generate a plaint in a land dispute using AI.
  • Draft an affidavit in a family matter.
  • Verify compliance with Civil Procedure Rules.

Reference List

1. Ashley, K. D. (2017). Artificial Intelligence and Legal Analytics: New Tools for Law Practice in the Digital Age. Cambridge University Press. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781316761380
2. Susskind, R. (2019). Tomorrow’s Lawyers: An Introduction to Your Future (3rd Ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN: 9780192864727 Book summary: https://youtu.be/I3nSSZPYIw0
3. Remus, D. & Levy, F. (2016). Can Robots Be Lawyers? Computers, Lawyers, and the Practice of Law. Georgetown Journal of Legal Ethics.
4. The Cambridge Handbook of Artificial Intelligence in Law (2022). Cambridge University Press.

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