The free event includes participation from legal professionals, academics and technologists who will incubate AI-based legal solutions to improve arbitration and international law practices. Jus Mundi also argued that the hackathons will help legal professionals with research, translation, document analysis and drafting skills while further developing its AI software.
The two entities plan to launch the first "LLM x Law" hackathon on April 6 at Stanford, with additional hackathons taking place at Cambridge University in June, Singapore Management University in October and in Paris at the end of the year.
"We believe the future of law lies at the intersection of legal expertise and AI-driven innovation," Jean-Rémi de Maistre, Jus Mundi's chief executive and co-founder, said in a statement on Friday. "Our collaboration with CodeX allows us to push the boundaries of AI in law, accelerating [research and development] and unlocking new possibilities for the legal industry."
CodeX is a center jointly operated by the Stanford Law School and the Stanford Computer Science Department. Under the program, researchers, lawyers, entrepreneurs and technologists work together to advance legal technology, with a particular emphasis on the mechanization of legal reasoning.
The hub has previously struck up partnerships related to AI: In February, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP announced that it was collaborating with the group on new AI tools.
"We are thrilled to establish an affiliate relationship with Jus Mundi," said associate director Megan Ma in the announcement Friday. "They represent a growing interest and need for specialized tooling — capable of meeting the needs of unique practices like arbitration. We look forward to innovating and pushing the boundaries of interdisciplinary collaboration together."
In 2021, Jus Mundi raised $10 million in a Series A investment round. The funding was to be directed at developing AI, along with recruiting tech and commercial talent. Last September, the company invested further into its AI development and international expansion, raising $22 million in a Series B round.
Jus Mundi was founded in 2019 and boasts 150,000 users from law firms, corporations, government agencies and academic institutions in over 80 countries. The company is headquartered in Paris, with additional offices in New York and London.
Last year, legal technology companies raised about $4.98 billion in funding, with AI being a significant driving force behind the new capital.
A Law360 Pulse survey published this month found that more attorneys seem to be using generative AI tools and view them positively compared with responses provided the previous year, but lawyers are still concerned about legal ethics and client confidentiality when it comes to the technology.
--Editing by Jay Jackson Jr.
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