AI in Law: Transforming Legal Research, Contracts, and Justice is your practical, accessible guide to understanding how artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal profession today-and what it means for tomorrow. Part of the acclaimed AI Essentials Series, this book gives legal professionals, students, compliance officers, and business leaders the roadmap they need to thrive in a world where AI is no longer optional, but essential. Artificial Intelligence is rapidly transforming industries, and the legal field-traditionally resistant to change-is now entering a profound era of innovation. From contract analysis to predictive justice, AI tools are streamlining processes, improving accuracy, and opening new opportunities for efficiency and access to justice. Yet, with these advancements come critical questions about ethics, accountability, and the role of human judgment. Inside this book, you'll discover: * AI in Legal Research: How natural language processing and semantic search are transforming case law analysis, precedent prediction, and due diligence. * Contract Analysis & Management: AI-driven tools for reviewing, drafting, redlining, and managing the full lifecycle of legal agreements, including the rise of blockchain-powered smart contracts. * Litigation & Predictive Justice: How machine learning models can forecast case outcomes, streamline e-discovery, and enhance dispute resolution. * Compliance & Regulation: Practical insights into how AI supports anti-money laundering (AML), GDPR, CCPA, corporate governance, and risk management. * Ethical & Social Implications: Bias, privacy, unauthorized practice of law, and the ongoing debate around "AI lawyers." * The Future of Legal Practice: Emerging career paths, new roles for lawyers, and the evolving balance between human expertise and machine intelligence. Written in clear, accessible language, this book avoids unnecessary jargon while providing deep, actionable insights. Whether you are an attorney seeking to modernize your practice, a law student preparing for the future, or a business leader navigating compliance challenges, AI in Law equips you with the knowledge to harness AI responsibly, ethically, and strategically. By the end, you'll understand not only the technologies driving this transformation-natural language processing, machine learning, predictive analytics, and generative AI-but also the opportunities and risks they bring to legal systems worldwide. You'll learn how to separate hype from reality and gain the confidence to apply AI tools in a way that enhances-not replaces-your professional judgment. If you want to future-proof your legal career, improve efficiency, and lead with innovation, AI in Law (AI Essentials Series) is the book you need.