The Dawn of Fully Automated Contract Drafting: Machine Learning Breathes New Life Into a Decades-Old Promise

Technological advances within contract drafting software have seemingly plateaued. Despite the decades-long hopes and promises of many commentators, critics doubt this technology will ever fully automate the drafting process. But, while there has been a lack of innovation in contract drafting software, technological advances have continued to improve contract review and analysis programs. “Machine learning,” the leading innovative force in these areas, has proven incredibly efficient, performing in mere minutes tasks that would otherwise take a team of lawyers tens of hours. Some contract drafting programs have already experimented with machine learning capabilities, and this technology may pave the way for the full automation of contract drafting. Although intellectual property, data access, and ethical obstacles may delay complete integration of machine learning into contract drafting, full automation is likely still viable

Draft proposals: Strengthening legislative drafting capacity in Indonesia

Documentation related to the drafting of legislative bills in Indonesia and a BU program designed to strengthen drafting skills in Indonesia

A proposed regulation on drafting (Lao PDR)

The regulations define the procedures for preparing and drafting a bill, which was aimed at enhancing efficiency and accuracy in Lao PDR's bill drafting

A proposal to Fudan University for a Program in Legislative Drafting, and a joint program with Boston University to train instructors in legislative drafting

Proposal for Fudan University to create a program on legislative drafting, and participate in a joint program with Boston University on training instructors in legislative drafting

Laos legislative drafting programme

Draft documents, proposals, notes, and other various papers related to the Seidman's efforts to develop a legislative drafting programme in Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR) between 1994 and 1997. This project was developed with support from the Lao National Program, UNDP and World Bank to help strengthen the country's legal framework

On prioritizing bills to implement the new economic mechanism

The paper first examines how Lao PDR selects bills for drafting, in which foreign donors play a significant role, and then, explores reasons for Lao's acquiescence. The paper concludes with suggestions and principles for prioritizing the bill-drafting task

Sri Lanka Legislative Drafting Workshops

This archive contains supporting documentation for a Legislative Drafting Workshop in Sri Lanka which was carried out from July 15-31, 1998 and a course at Boston University in the Fall of 1998 for Sri Lankan representatives to attend the "1998 Boston University Program for Legislative Drafting for Democratic Social Change". The objective of the workshop was to train a number of government officials draft bills and research reports to implement Sri Lanka's 1987 Constitutional Amendment devolving greater powers to the provinces(Land Alienation, Securities Market, Private Hospitals Statute, Insurance Bill, Insurance Law, Child Abuse Statute, Intellectual Property Law)