Abstract
Document assembly and other substantive legal practice applications are the most knowledge-intense forms of software now widely available in the legal technology marketplace. This article provides an illustrative look at two contemporary practice system engines-CAPS and Scrivener-and examines their relevance for AI-and-law researchers.
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Lauritsen, M. Technology report: Building legal practice systems with today's commercial authoring tools. Artif Intell Law 1, 87–102 (1992). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00118480
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