法律科技對法律服務業之影響：以監理沙盒作為律師與非律師之衝突化解為中心

Abstract

近年實務界、學術界多有討論法律科技的各項應用以及管制層面的議題，且法律科技逐漸成為新聞媒體的熱門報導，並且多半著眼於其改變法律服務市場的可能性。囿於法學界之文獻較多著重於金融科技領域之運用以及金融監管部分之探討，對於律師法相關規範的討論較為有限，雖然國際上因應法律科技而修法的國家不多，但透過觀察許多法律科技公司吸引大量投資、國外律師事務所改變服務方式，顯見業界對於法律科技技術或創新的法律服務商業模式甚為期待，我國如何搶占全球佈局的先機至關重要。 為了更了解法律科技於法律服務業發展之可能性，本論文之研究對象，首先於第二章聚焦於法律科技相關概念、應用類型與近年蓬勃發展原因之介紹；第三章則探討各國法律科技發展、美國法律科技公司與現行制度之衝突，以及簡介英國律師法、法律監理沙盒的概念；第四章接續探討我國目前在法律科技之發展，以及法易通等案；第五章之後則開始討論現存制度之不足，以及如何平衡現行法所欲保護的律師倫理、消費者司法接近權以及扶植產業之公益問題。 法律科技在提高法律人效率上故無問題，但若其發展出之新興商業模式開始介入傳統律師之業務甚或取而代之，法律科技的發展會不會因律師公會所掌握的專業團體自治權利而受到牽制呢？ 本文認為，綜觀法律科技產業之興起及可能受到限制的原因，必須一併探討律師法、律師倫理規範、中小企業新創條例之配套，畢竟律師法相關制度具有其獨特性，而無法全由其他制度取代，在改革的面向上似不若其他問題急迫。故本文於最後一部分藉由破壞性創新、加拉巴哥化等概念，試圖找出可調和法律科技產業與律師制度之衝突，並立於扶植法律科技的政策制定者之角度，提出可能之思考方向。

In recent years, professionals and academia have discussed the application of Legal technology and its issues in terms of regulations. Legal technology has gradually become a popular resources of news and media, and most of them focus on whether and how Legal technology will change the legal service sector. However, the literature in the legal sector focuses more on the application of the financial technology and also, the discussion of the parts regarding financial regulations, while the discussion concerning lawyer's practice of law is more limited and rare. Although there have not many countries that amend their regulation in response to legal technology around the world, only by observing many legal technology companies that have raised significant capital, and global law firms has recognized that many of its clients desire low-cost solutions. This shows the high expectations from the sector for the application of Legal technology, as well as how the global innovative legal service business models is like. In order to have a better understanding in terms of the possibility of legal technology development in the field of legal service, the object of this thesis is to focus on legal technology related concepts firstly and in the second chapter, continue to introduce key area and more recent areas of growth in Legal technology focus on in recent years. Chapter 3 discusses the development of Legal technology beyond Taiwan, the conflict between US legal technology companies and their existing system. And then introduce England and Wales legal service act 2007. Chapter 4 focus on Taiwan’s current development in Legal technology and the case of Lifelaw company. In the Chapter 5, we will continue to explore how to strick a balance between the protection of Legal technology in the existing system and public welfare. Legal technology has no problem in improving the efficiency of legal sector, its emerging business models, however, begin to intervene in the business of traditional lawyers or even substitute them. Will the development of Legal technology be restricted by Bar Association? This article believes that the rise of the Legal technology industry and the reasons for potential restrictions of development must be accompanied by the reform of Attorney Regulation Act, Statute for Industrial Innovation and comprehensive supplementary measures should be taken. In line with this, after all, the Attorney Regulation Act system has its own uniqueness and cannot be completely replaced by other system. Therefore, in the last part of this thesis, this chapter attempts to find out the conflicts between Legal technology industry and Bar Association. From the perspective of policymakers who are most conducive ones to fostering the Legal technology industry, this article attempts to provide some proposals with the concepts of disruptive innovation and Galapagosization.