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cs.CL2023★ 2 cited

From Text to Structure: Using Large Language Models to Support the Development of Legal Expert Systems

Samyar Janatian, Hannes Westermann, Jinzhe Tan +2

Encoding legislative text in a formal representation is an important prerequisite to different tasks in the field of AI & Law. For example, rule-based expert systems focused on leg…

cs.AI2023★ 5 cited

Using Large Language Models to Support Thematic Analysis in Empirical Legal Studies

Jakub Drápal, Hannes Westermann, Jaromir Savelka

Thematic analysis and other variants of inductive coding are widely used qualitative analytic methods within empirical legal studies (ELS). We propose a novel framework facilitatin…

cs.CY2023★ 1 cited

JusticeBot: A Methodology for Building Augmented Intelligence Tools for Laypeople to Increase Access to Justice

Hannes Westermann, Karim Benyekhlef

Laypeople (i.e. individuals without legal training) may often have trouble resolving their legal problems. In this work, we present the JusticeBot methodology. This methodology can…

cs.CL2023★ 14 cited

LLMediator: GPT-4 Assisted Online Dispute Resolution

Hannes Westermann, Jaromir Savelka, Karim Benyekhlef

In this article, we introduce LLMediator, an experimental platform designed to enhance online dispute resolution (ODR) by utilizing capabilities of state-of-the-art large language…

cs.CL2023★ 19 cited

Explaining Legal Concepts with Augmented Large Language Models (GPT-4)

Jaromir Savelka, Kevin D. Ashley, Morgan A. Gray +2

Interpreting the meaning of legal open-textured terms is a key task of legal professionals. An important source for this interpretation is how the term was applied in previous cour…