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“Working responsibly with AI in practice” — Advocatenblad

How should a lawyer handle AI-generated documents from clients?
What does AI use mean for confidentiality and professional responsibility?
And how can you use AI as a tool without surrendering your own legal judgment?

In the latest Advocatenblad, Judith de Boer and our colleague Julia van Leeuwen discuss these questions through practical examples.

As members of the Dutch Bar Association’s AI and Digitalisation Project Group, we share our views on responsible AI use within the legal profession in this interview series, following the association’s Recommendations on AI in the Legal Profession.

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