Benjamin Alarie Explained

Benjamin Alarie
Education:Wilfrid Laurier University (BA)
University of Toronto (MA, JD)
Yale University (LLM)
Employer:University of Toronto
Occupation:Lawyer, legal scholar, entrepreneur
Birth Place:Kitchener, Ontario, Canada

Benjamin Alarie (born 1977) is a Canadian jurist, law professor, and entrepreneur. He serves as Professor at the University of Toronto Faculty of Law, where he also holds the Osler Chair in Business Law. He is an author of many publications in the domain of taxation and constitutional law with respect to issues of taxation and fiscal federalism.[1] [2] Alarie is co-founder and CEO of Blue J,[3] a legal software company based in Toronto, Canada.[4] [5] [6]

Education

Benjamin Alarie attended Wilfrid Laurier University, a public university in Waterloo, where he received his B.A. in 1999. In 1999, Alarie entered the University of Toronto, where he was a junior fellow at Massey College. In 2002, he graduated from the University of Toronto with an M.A in economics and a J.D. with honours. Continuing his graduate studies at Yale Law School, he received his Master of Laws (LL.M.) in 2003.[7] [8] [9]

Career

Law practice and academic career

Alarie's research and academic interests include taxation law, judicial decision-making and practical use of artificial intelligence in the field of jurisprudence.[10] [11] In 2003, Alarie began his legal career as a law clerk for Madam Justice Louise Arbour at the Supreme Court of Canada. In 2004, Alarie joined the University of Toronto’s Faculty of Law as a full-time professor. He was awarded the Alan Mewett QC Prize for excellence in teaching by the law school's graduating class of 2009. Alarie is an affiliated faculty member of the Vector Institute for Artificial Intelligence[10] and the Schwartz Reisman Institute. He is a coauthor of several editions of a textbook on tax law, Canadian Income Tax Law.[12] [13] He coined the term “legal singularity” in 2016 and is co-author of the peer-reviewed book, The Legal Singularity: How Artificial Intelligence Can Make Law Radically Better (University of Toronto Press, 2023).[14]

Blue J

In 2015, Alarie co-founded (along with Brett Janssen, Anthony Niblett and Albert Yoon) Blue J,[15] a Toronto-based legal tech startup company specializing in using artificial intelligence for legal research and analysis.[16] [17]

According to a number of sources, the company's software uses AI and machine learning algorithms to assist with legal research by analyzing large amounts of data to predict a court's likely verdict in various kinds of legal cases.[18] [19] [20] The company's AI software program was used in 2018 in a pilot program organized by The Department of Justice in Canada and has subsequently been adopted. The Canada Revenue Agency has also adopted Blue J's software.[21]

Notable publications

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Benjamin Alarie's Publications . Google Scholar .
  2. The path of the law: Towards legal singularity. University of Toronto Law Journal . Fall 2016 . 66. 4 . 443–455 . 10.3138/UTLJ.4008. Alarie. Benjamin. 151579966.
  3. Web site: Intelligent Diagramming & Research Blue J . 2023-04-09 . www.bluej.com.
  4. Web site: Blue J Legal Predictive Tax Law Software. Legal. Blue J.. www.bluejlegal.com. en. 2019-08-15.
  5. Web site: This Toronto startup uses A.I. to help lawyers predict trial outcomes. www.canadianbusiness.com. 2019-05-16.
  6. Web site: AI technology can enhance a practice Law Times. www.lawtimesnews.com. en. 2019-05-16.
  7. Web site: Benjamin Alarie University Profile . University of Toronto - Faculty of Law .
  8. Web site: The Promise of AI for Positive Comparative Law. Faculty of Law. en. 2019-05-16.
  9. Web site: Laurier explores the impact of computational and design thinking at its first annual Ignite Your Teaching event Wilfrid Laurier University. www.wlu.ca. 2019-05-16.
  10. Web site: Benjamin Alarie University of Toronto Faculty of Law. www.law.utoronto.ca. 2019-08-15.
  11. Web site: Transcending Books: What's Next For Law and Society? . TED.
  12. Canadian Income Tax Law, 6th ed. . Books . January 2018 . Osgoode Digital Commons . Duff . David . Alarie . Benjamin . Loomer . Geoffrey . Philipps . Lisa .
  13. Book: Canadian Income Tax Law, 6th ed. . WorldCat . 1045387116 .
  14. Book: AIDID, ABDIRASHID. ALARIE, BENJAMIN . LEGAL SINGULARITY : how artificial intelligence can make law radically better. . 2023 . UNIV OF TORONTO PRESS . 978-1-4875-2941-3 . [S.l.] . 1348635469.
  15. Web site: Company's Team . Blue J Legal .
  16. News: Artificial intelligence takes the drudgery out of legal work . The Global and Mail .
  17. Web site: LegalTech is Building its Profile in the Professional Community . 23 April 2018 . BornDigital.
  18. Web site: AI Coming For Tax Planners - The Horror . Forbes .
  19. Web site: Canadian tech firm Blue J Legal will help build split-income tax tool . Canadian Lawyer Magazine .
  20. Web site: AI technology can enhance a practice . Law Times .
  21. Web site: Litigation gone digital: Ottawa experiments with artificial intelligence in tax cases . CBC.
  22. How artificial intelligence will affect the practice of law . University of Toronto Law Journal. January 2018 . 68 . 1 . 106–124 . 10.3138/utlj.2017-0052. 1807/88092 . free . Alarie . Benjamin . Niblett . Anthony . Yoon . Albert H. .
  23. Law in the future. University of Toronto Law Journal. Fall 2016 . 66 . 4 . 423–428. 10.3138/UTLJ.4005 . Alarie. Benjamin. Niblett. Anthony. Yoon. Albert H.. 147775292.
  24. Alarie. Benjamin. 2018-09-19. Turning Standards into Rules Part 1: Using Machine Learning to Predict Tax Outcomes. en. Rochester, NY. 3374042.
  25. Alarie. Benjamin. 2018-12-04. Turning Standards into Rules Part 2: How Do Financial Risk Factors Affect Debt vs. Equity Determinations?. en. Rochester, NY. 3374049.
  26. Alarie. Benjamin. 2018-12-17. Turning Standards into Rules — Part 3: Behavioral Control Factors in Employee vs. Independent Contractor Decisions. en. Rochester, NY. 3374051.
  27. Alarie. Benjamin. 2018-12-27. Turning Standards into Rules Part 4: Machine Learning and Economic Substance. en. Rochester, NY. 3374053.
  28. Alarie. Benjamin. 2019-01-15. Turning Standards into Rules — Part 5: Weighing the Factors in Capital Gains vs. Ordinary Income Decisions. en. Rochester, NY. 3374054.
  29. Alarie. Benjamin. 2016-05-27. The Path of the Law: Toward Legal Singularity. en. Rochester, NY. 2767835.
  30. Duff. David G.. Alarie. Benjamin. 2008. The Legacy of UK Tax Concepts in Canadian Income Tax Law. en. Rochester, NY. 1120784.
  31. Alarie. Benjamin. 2009. Mutual Misunderstanding in Contract. en. Rochester, NY. 1142941.
  32. Green. Andrew James. Alarie. Benjamin. 2007-09-07. The Reasonable Justice: An Empirical Analysis of Justice Frank Iacobucci's Career on the Supreme Court of Canada. en. Rochester, NY. 1012925.
  33. Green. Andrew James. Alarie. Benjamin. 2007-09-18. Policy Preference Change and Appointments to the Supreme Court of Canada. en. Rochester, NY. 1013560.

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