Legal Tech
AI for lawyers: using artificial intelligence without compromising legal rigour
AI for lawyers refers to the use of artificial intelligence in law firms: legal research, document analysis, contract review, matter summaries, drafting support and automation of repetitive tasks.
Silex is a Swiss legal AI platform designed by lawyers for legal professionals. It helps firms work faster on research and document analysis while keeping human supervision, professional secrecy and source verification at the centre.
Why law firms are interested in AI
Law firms handle growing volumes of documents: evidence, contracts, emails, case law, doctrine, internal notes and client communications. Generative AI can help summarise, compare, classify and prepare first analyses.
The goal is not to replace the lawyer. AI should reduce repetitive tasks so that more time can be spent on strategy, advice, argumentation and client relationships.
For a broader overview, see the AI for lawyers page.
What AI can do in a law firm
Use case | Possible contribution | Required control |
|---|---|---|
Legal research | Find sources, decisions and lines of argument. | Check applicable law and currency. |
Matter analysis | Summarise documents and prepare chronologies. | Connect facts to strategy and mandate. |
Contract review | Flag clauses, obligations and risks. | Validate according to the client’s risk profile. |
The ChatGPT vs Silex comparison explains the difference between a general AI assistant and a specialised legal platform.
Professional secrecy, data and sources
AI use in a law firm often involves sensitive data: procedural documents, contracts, personal information, trade secrets or litigation strategy. Before using a tool, a lawyer must know where data is stored, who can access it and whether it is used to train models.
Swiss sources such as Fedlex remain essential for verifiable legal research. The FDPIC also reminds organisations that Swiss data protection law applies to data processing involving AI.
Swiss sources: Fedlex ; FDPIC on AI and data protection.
Silex for law firms
Silex supports law firms with legal research, document analysis, assisted drafting, translation and structured work with sources. The platform helps prepare matters more efficiently while keeping control with the lawyer.
The Silex product page presents the main features. Confidentiality and Swiss hosting are explained on the security page. Firms can also book a demo.
