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The Present Status of and Development Plans for Legal Technology in the Fourth Industrial Revolution

4차 산업혁명시대 법정보기술의 현황과 발전방안

  • Lee, Sung-Jin (Department of Forensics in Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Lee, Yeon-Ju (Department of Forensics in Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Son, Hyoung-Kun (Department of Forensics in Sungkyunkwan University) ;
  • Kim, Gi-Bum (Department of Forensics in Sungkyunkwan University)
  • Received : 2021.01.04
  • Accepted : 2021.03.08
  • Published : 2021.03.31
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Abstract

Klaus Schwab's discussion on the Fourth Industrial Revolution provides a framework for predicting the direction of legal technology development. Technological convergence, which has emerged as the core concept of the Fourth Industrial Revolution has a significant effect on legal technology. In particular, various new technologies, such as legal chatbots and platforms, are being introduced to enhance efficiency and accessibility in the legal field. However, legal technology is still in its early stage, with institutional improvement needed to vitalize the industry. In this paper, we first specify the concept and classification of legal technology in Chapter 2, followed by trends and limitations in Chapter 3 and ways of vitalizing legal technology in the future in Chapter 4. To invigorate legal technology development, it is necessary to put in place legal regulatory measures that stipulate the active disclosure of legal data, such as precedents, and make free use of such measures. In the law, many issues, such as the safety of artificial intelligence, personal information protection, and ethical standards, will be discussed in the future. Therefore, via this paper, we hope to promote the formation of social consensus and prepare countermeasures, such as legislative measures.

4차 산업혁명에 대한 클라우스 슈밥(Klaus Schwab)의 논의는 법정보기술의 발전 방향을 예측할 수 있는 하나의 프레임이다. 4차 산업혁명의 핵심개념인 기술 융합은 법정보기술 분야에 상당한 영향을 미치고 있다. 해외 법조계에서는 법률 챗봇 및 플랫폼 등의 다양한 최신 기술을 도입하여 법률 업무의 효율성과 접근성을 증대시키고 있으나, 국내는 리걸테크 산업이 아직 초기단계에 머물러 있어 법정보기술 활성화를 위한 제도적 개선이 필요하다. 이를 위하여 본 논문에서는 제2장에서 법정보기술의 개념과 분류체계를 구체화하고 제3장에서 법정보기술 활용 현황과 한계를 살펴본 후, 제4장에서는 법정보기술 발전을 위한 개선 방안을 고찰하였다. 법정보기술의 활성화를 위해서는 판례 등의 법률 자료를 적극적으로 공개하고 공개된 자료를 자유롭게 활용할 수 있는 법적 규제 방안 마련이 필요하다. 또한, 법률 영역에 있어 인공지능의 안전성, 개인정보보호, 윤리기준 등의 다양한 쟁점이 예상되므로 본 논문을 통해 대응책이 마련되기를 기대한다.

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