In this episode of the Group 1 AI and the South African Law podcast series, host Gavin Rome SC delves into the transformative role of AI in democratising access to justice in South Africa. Joined by Amber Williams of Empire Partner Foundation and Raphael Segal, founder of My AI Lawyer, the discussion explores how innovative technologies are bridging gaps in legal services for underserved communities. From EPF’s digital case management platform that drastically reduced ProBono.org’s case backlog to My AI Lawyer’s AI-powered legal assistant answering 100,000 user questions in 18 months, this episode highlights the potential of Legal Tech and AI to make justice more accessible, affordable, and equitable. Tune in for insights on ethical AI, regulation, and the future of legal tech in South Africa.

The transformative changes brought by AI to legal practice in South Africa. Is AI coming to take away our jobs as lawyers and hand them over to large language models? In the second episode of the Group One Advocates AI and the Law podcast series, host Gavin Rome SC explores this provocative question with two highly experienced intellectual property attorneys, Leanne Mostert and Aalia Manie. Together, they discuss the transformative changes — both promising and concerning — that AI is bringing to the legal profession, from efficiency gains to ethical dilemmas and training challenges.

Introductory episode to the series. In this brief inaugural episode of the Group One Advocates AI and the Law podcast series, Gavin Rome SC, Ziyaad Minty, and Sechaba Mohapi of Group One Advocates introduce the series, offering an overview of AI's disruptive impact on the South African legal system. They preview upcoming episodes featuring expert guests discussing topics like AI in corporate law, AI and prediction of judicial outcomes, privacy, and ethical dilemmas in the evolving legal landscape.