Beyond Generic AI: Tools built for the Law

In India, people are increasingly using AI across all walks of life, business, and governance to improve efficiency and accessibility. With AI being adopted in all fields of life, legal industry is no exception. Artificial intelligence has changed how the legal world functions; AI-powered tools can quickly analyze huge volumes of documents, case laws, contracts, etc. allowing legal professionals to focus more on complex tasks.

But not everything that glitters is not gold, and this wave of AI could be a mirage. These public AI platforms usually store user data and repurpose it for model training, creating a risk of unintended data disclosures. This gets amplified by the compliance requirements under the DPDPA. The act requires a lawful basis particularly an explicit consent for processing personal data, which could be a challenge for these public AI platforms that rely on vast volume of datasets.

Additionally, Public AI tools come with issues like data security, hallucinated outcomes, unreliable information, etc. AI hallucination are the instances where the generated outputs are incorrect & misleading and often with a convincing viewpoint. Incorrect or biased data training is one of the major causes of these hallucinations.

These hallucinations pose serious implications, especially in the legal sector. The case of Buckeye Trust v. Principal Commissioner of Income Tax (ITA No.1051/Bang/2024) exemplifies the dangers, wherein the bench relied on four judgments while concluding the case. Out of the four judgments, two consisted of fabricated case names and citations, and one even led to an irrelevant proposition of law. In another major example, a senior lawyer had to apologise in the Apex Court as the filed rejoinder had many fake cases, and even the correctly mentioned cases had question of law misinterpreted. Relying on AI generated responses can prove to be a disaster for the judicial system.

Public AI systems can largely hamper research outcomes, also undermining trust in AI-based products. The best countermeasure to AI hallucinations in the legal fraternity is eternal vigilance. As quoted by Justice H. R. Khanna “Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty and in the final analysis, its only keepers are the people”.

We at Manupatra do exactly that. We as a team have made sure that Manupatra AI search and Manuworks.ai are built to meet rigorous legal & ethical standards, deliver traceable outputs, and provide secure research environments. Seamlessly integrated with Manupatra’s trusted legal content, the AI feature ensures that legal professionals work with information that is legally sound, intelligent, and reliable.

As the quote rightly captures: “In the age of AI you have to think about your data as one of your most strategic assets, but you’ve got to bring that data contextually to the AI.....often termed as context engineering.”

AI Search goes beyond keywords to uncover meaning. It understands the legal concepts behind the query and retrieves judgments that matter. By eliminating hours of manual filtering, it enables legal professionals to build stronger, well-reasoned arguments with greater speed and precision. It is guided by core principles of fairness, reliability, and data privacy. Designed to think like a lawyer rather than a machine, it delivers broader coverage, fewer blind spots, and faster clarity. It offers advanced AI directly into the legal workflow, transforming how one explores case laws. One can ask questions within a judgment and receive instant, relevant answers, compare two judgments side-by-side with AI-generated insights, and quickly grasp key legal principles through crisp AI Gists and comprehensive AI Summaries that highlight facts, issues, reasoning, and decisions. It is structured in a manner to identify and negate risks associated with the use of AI in legal research.

Manuworks.ai works as a one-stop solution designed for lawyers to enhance efficiency and save time. It allows lawyers to draft professional & specialised legal documents, translate & compare documents, generate case timelines, summarise content, and perform OCR on scanned copies. General AI tools often fail in legal contexts because they lack specialized training on contextual legal data that lawyers require. Our AI is purpose-built for legal work, delivering domain-specific intelligence tailored to the unique needs of lawyers.

Manupatra AI search and Manuworks.ai further showcases their strength by well-defined architectural designs and operational processes. SOC 2 type II certificate, AES-256 encryption and zero retention policies create a defensible and auditable framework for AI governance. These controls act as a balance between deploying AI tools responsibly and ensuring adherence with internal and external rules/regulation.

These tools mark a new era in the field of AI in the legal domain. It combines ease with better reliability. We are striving to help legal teams adopt and embrace technology to unlock new levels of productivity and efficiency. Day-to-day tasks such as legal research, contract drafting, summarizing judgments, etc. can be completed more efficiently allowing professionals to focus more on strategic thinking, client advisory, professional judgment etc. where human expertise is mandatory. However, the shift requires carefully designed and thoughtfully planned implementation. This can be implemented in a phase-based manner wherein the teams are trained to use these tools. Legal professionals must ensure that a shift to these tools must be done in a manner that complements the existing workflows and does not disrupt daily operations. Our goal is to promote legal accuracy and efficiency of the teams rather than compromising on the quality and integrity of legal work.

About the author: Anchal Chhallani is Legal Tech & Academic Operations Manager at Manupatra.

This is a sponsored article from Manupatra.