Legal language and technology: enhancing the delivery of linguistic messages?

Abstract

While law requires language, legal experts need to communicate through words which are fundamental devices for delivering linguistic messages. Communication in this area represents the key for a successful outcome of any legal proceeding or particular case. Over the years, we have witnessed as technology has reached one of its greatest potential of development. The phenomenon of humanity evolution arises while technology innovates and legalists make use of science and IT to improve the quality of their work. But when do we know there is enough technology and how to maintain the balance in favour of humans instead of machines?