In early 2025, the podcast “Derrière la Robe” (Behind the Robe) from the Paris Bar Association featured a session dedicated to artificial intelligence tools, inviting Pierre-Xavier Chomiac de Sas and Eric le Quellenec, specialists in digital law, to discuss the topic.
Listen to the full episode at the following link:
Behind the Robe: Podcast of the Paris Bar
An initiative of the Paris Bar Association, this podcast is aimed at lawyers, legal professionals, law students, digital professionals, and anyone interested in the impact of artificial intelligence on the justice system and the legal profession.
Hosted by Héléna Christidis, a lawyer at the Paris Bar and a member of the Bar Council, the first episodes released shed light on various issues affecting the legal profession:
- The Lawyer in the Media Arena: At a time when legal cases occupy a central place in the media and on social networks, Mathieu Delahousse, senior reporter and journalist specializing in legal affairs, and Sophie Obadia, criminal defense lawyer at the Paris Bar and former Secretary of the Conference, discuss the essential principles of the legal and journalistic professions, the roles they play in public debate, and the new challenges of this omnipresent media coverage.
- Women Criminal Defense Lawyers: Between Passion and Challenges: In this episode, Vanessa Bousardo, Vice-President of the Paris Bar, and Jacqueline Laffont, a lawyer at the Paris Bar, speak candidly about their experiences as women criminal defense lawyers. They share their passion, their commitment to their profession, and the challenges they have faced in this area of law, which is still too often reserved for men.
“This program unveils the human and moral complexity of the lawyer, beyond the robe, and offers you an exclusive look at exceptional guests, lawyers or experts sharing their visions, knowledge and experiences.”
Artificial intelligence tools in law firms
The first episode, broadcast in early 2025, focused on the major technological shift in societies over the past few years: the democratization of artificial intelligence (AI) systems.
The informal discussions between the three speakers highlighted the evolution and contemporary differences in AI systems, notably emphasizing the distinction between generative AI and general AI.
Through several examples of operational solutions across various economic sectors, artificial intelligence underscored the transformation of certain ways lawyers work and structure their added value, forcing the profession to rethink its methods, tools, and client relationships.
This naturally led to the issues of responsibility, confidentiality, and, more generally, professional ethics raised by the use of AI systems in the legal field, particularly in regulated legal professions.
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