Legal Engineering
= "using technological tools and methodologies to improve legal processes".
Description
Commons Economy Roadmap:
"Legal Engineering is a relatively new field that intersects technology and law. It involves using technological tools and methodologies to improve legal processes, services, and outcomes: this could involve creating smart contracts, automating legal processes, or using data analysis to inform legal decision-making. The eventual goal is to make the legal system more efficient, accessible, and transparent.
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A legal engineer is to a smart contract what a lawyer or legal counsel is to the formation of a “common” commercial law contract, applying knowledge of both legal systems and technology to provide interested parties a set of terms which self-execute once an agreement is reached (often unilaterally), or specific conditions are met."