Legal AI made in Spain
A tool for lawyers that promises to optimise information analysis, but what challenges does it pose for the sector? We spoke to founders Daniel Vecino and Alex Dantart to find out more
by ilaria iaquinta
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is making rapid strides in the legal sector, fuelling an ongoing debate about its impact on legal professionals. Tools designed to process large volumes of information promise to boost efficiency in tasks that used to require hours of human effort. However, the emergence of these technologies raises questions about the role of technology in law and the risks associated with its adoption. Last September, legal tech firm Little John introduced a free Spanishlanguage AI tool for lawyers, aligning itself with industry giants like Harvey in creating legal tech solutions (here the news). One tool developed from this model is Justicio, designed to provide foundational legal answers to professionals in the field (here the news).
The concept behind this solution, explains Daniel Vecino, CEO and co-founder of Little John, responds to a critical need within the legal sector. Speaking to Iberian Lawyer, he notes: “If you ask any legal professional, they will tell you one of the biggest challenges is searching, selecting, and organising vast amounts of information. The real challenge is being able to create well-founded responses based on that data to support cases. The complexity does not lie solely in finding the information but in knowing how to interpret it correctly for the specific contexts each lawyer faces”. In the pre-digital era, lawyers relied on traditional legal databases or physical libraries. With digitalisation, however, the volume of available information has grown exponentially, creating a need for more sophisticated tools. “Today, we have technologies that, when properly combined, can help overcome this challenge”, Vecino adds, referring to how tech can optimise tasks that once required significant time and effort.
