The EuroLegalBot project continues to develop, having made significant progress, and is now entering a crucial phase: that of operational testing with legal practitioners.
Led by a European consortium and co-funded by the European Commission, this project aims to strengthen judicial cooperation in Europe, particularly in relation to the European Arrest Warrant (EAW), a key instrument in extradition proceedings within the European Union.
What is EuroLegalBot?
EuroLegalBot is a specialised conversational legal assistant designed to support legal professionals in analysing and utilising complex legal data.
The aim is clear: to make it easier to use the European Arrest Warrant, which is often difficult to navigate due to differences between national legal systems and the complexity of the procedures.
This is not a tool intended for the general public, but rather a system designed for institutional use, based on:
- from validated and verified legal sources (legislation, case law, legal doctrine);
- full traceability of responses;
- use in a secure environment, including offline;
- multilingual natural language interaction.
A project designed to meet a specific need
Despite the European Union’s progress in the area of judicial cooperation, the implementation of the European arrest warrant remains complex. Practitioners have to contend with:
- the diversity of national legislation;
- procedures that can sometimes be cumbersome;
- differences in interpretation between Member States.
In this context, EuroLegalBot offers an innovative solution: to simplify, secure and standardise access to legal information.
The project is divided into five lots:
- coordination and management;
- compilation of the legal dataset;
- development of the chatbot;
- test and pilot phase;
- communication and dissemination.
Tangible progress: from data sets to chatbots
The project has reached several key milestones:
- a solid knowledge base;
- the creation of a structured body of European law, incorporating legislation, case law and national practices.
This dataset forms the foundation of the system. Development of the chatbot is now well advanced. It is capable of:
- answer complex legal questions;
- to cross-reference data from several Member States;
- produce summaries;
- generate legal documents, including draft European arrest warrants.
The benefits of EuroLegalBot
- Specialised and reliable AI;
- a system entirely dedicated to the law, based on verified data and providing legally actionable answers;
- the traceability of responses;
- results based on identifiable sources, which is essential for user trust.
Human oversight
Legal experts can review and enhance the answers, thereby ensuring continuous and controlled improvement.
A real workhorse
More than just a chatbot, EuroLegalBot enables:
- to analyse files;
- to support legal reasoning;
- to produce documents.
Launch of user testing: a crucial step
The project is now entering a crucial phase: user testing.
This stage aims to put the tool through its paces in real-world scenarios and assess its practicality in professionals’ day-to-day work.
A large-scale trial
Around 180 practitioners (60 from each of France, Italy and Greece) will take part in the pilot phase.
They will test the chatbot over a period of several months in conditions similar to those of their day-to-day work.
A user-centred approach
Participants will be asked to:
- ask the system about specific cases;
- analyse the quality of the responses;
- assess the legal validity of the findings.
The aim is to assess the system’s ability to produce reliable and actionable legal reasoning.
Continuous improvement
User feedback will enable:
- to identify any errors or limitations;
- to adjust the responses;
- to expand the knowledge base.
Help improve legal avatars
As mentioned, the avatar already possesses a high level of training and solid expertise, based on high-quality legal sources. However, like any artificial intelligence technology, it may occasionally contain inaccuracies. As legal matters — particularly case law and legal doctrine — are complex and constantly evolving, some information may not be entirely up to date, particularly in less widely spoken languages or countries.
Help improve legal avatars
With Avatar, you can communicate freely, either verbally or in writing, in the language of your choice.
Designed to support legal professionals in their day-to-day work, it is constantly evolving… thanks to you. Your expertise makes all the difference. Every interaction is an opportunity to enrich the system, refine its responses and enhance its reliability in the service of justice.
Have you spotted a possible improvement?
Is there a clarification needed?
Is there any recent information that needs to be included?
Help improve legal avatars today by requesting access to EuroLegalBot:
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