Lawyers research and interpret information, assess facts and build arguments. Digital technologies can support this work and open up new ways of providing legal advice and enforcing rights. We work closely with law firms, courts, public authorities and companies. Together, we develop and test applications, support their rollout and examine the conditions under which they genuinely improve the quality and efficiency of legal work.
As the tools change, so does the way legal work is organised. We look at new business models, at how lawyers and technologists work together, and at how new tools take hold in day-to-day practice. Which tasks can be automated, and where does human judgement remain indispensable?
What we learn feeds directly into our teaching and continuing education. In courses and workshops for students, lawyers, judges and public sector staff, we teach the skills legal professionals need now and in the future. Participants work with the tools on real-world tasks, learning to gauge what they can and cannot do and how to use them responsibly.
Members of the Center also carry their expertise into ventures and projects of their own. Daniel Brugger founded the association Onlinekommentar.ch and IusBubble.com, and is co-founder of the legal tech startup Sereos. Isabelle Wildhaber is co-founder and board member of Vamoz AG, a software company that makes remote work legally compliant and automates the processes involved.
Founder and President of Onlinekommentar.ch (Daniel Brugger)
Founder of IusBubble.com (Daniel Brugger)
Co-founder of the legal tech startup Sereos (Daniel Brugger)
Member of the advisory board for the “JUKI – Justice and AI” research project at the Universities of Basel and Zurich (Daniel Brugger)
Co-Founder and Board Member of the legal tech startup Vamoz AG (Isabelle Wildhaber)
Patterns of reasoning in public law decisions (Désirée Klingler)
Professor of Private and Business Law with special emphasis on Labour Law