Extract from Reveal’s article “When to Let AI Decide and When to Override in Legal Cases”
AI can speed up routine tasks like document review and flag potential risks, but its limits mean human oversight remains essential. You can trust AI (especially in AI eDiscovery) for efficiency and consistency, yet you must step in when fairness, nuance, or context are at stake.
How do you decide when to rely on AI tools in legal cases and when to override them? Lawyers are increasingly using AI eDiscovery to triage documents and surface patterns faster than ever. Today, we’re taking a closer look at when AI excels and when your judgment must prevail.
Is AI Used in Legal Cases?
One of the earliest uses of AI in law has been contract review. Legal analytics software can scan large sets of agreements and flag unusual terms. This saves lawyers time and reduces the chance of missing small but important details.
AI decision-making tools can review past rulings and help predict how a judge might rule. These systems use large amounts of past data, giving lawyers insight into risks before a case goes to trial.
