Advocacy in the cloud: new digital challenges and realities of today

Abstract

Digitization has become a buzzword in the legal world, arousing considerable interest in the future of the legal profession. A number of innovative legal service providers have entered the legal services market, which is currently challenging the monopoly of lawyers on the practice of law and, ultimately, changing the way of production in the legal field. We have already witnessed significant digitization in due diligence, contract review, legal research, electronic detection, document forecasting and automation technologies, and tools such as client portals and Internet collaboration platforms are becoming more sophisticated every day.
 Thus, in the broadest sense, the cloud environment is understood to mean a specific model of data storage, information that is regulated and processed by numerous servers on the World Wide Web. In the simplest terms, the cloud environment can be explained as a large spacious closet designed to store photos, videos, documents, and so on. However, the progress of digital technologies, the relentless wheel of the industrial revolution and the infusion of artificial intelligence into every cell of human life are bearing fruit, thereby greatly expanding the capabilities of cloud technology. In particular, cloud platforms are becoming not only a tool for storing information, but also a full-fledged tool for creating software products, managing them, managing computing resources and more. Yes, these technologies impress with their mobility and convenience, because wherever you are, all your experience, and almost the entire office you always have in your pocket, the user requires only a stable connection to the network.
 The ubiquitous advertising of digital products is a very tempting proposition, but we will try to unravel the impact it has on a particular research area.
 Advocacy is a set of procedural tasks that fall into the part of everyday life of a lawyer. The digitalization of advocacy is a pressing and topical issue in terms of the large-scale digital revolution. And given the controversial and lack of a single clear position on this issue, we consider this issue timely and appropriate.