Our Approach to Artificial Intelligence
Our approach
We at BCF use artificial intelligence as a tool to provide more effective, innovative, and client-centred legal services. We believe that artificial intelligence can enhance our efficiency and increase the value of the services we provide, when used within a strict, ethical, and secure framework.
Innovation does not mean replacing human judgment with technology. Artificial intelligence opens up new possibilities, but our responsibility remains the same: to protect the information entrusted to us and to offer advice that meets the highest standards of thoroughness, ethics, and security.
Our commitment
Here at BCF, we integrate technological innovation while consistently upholding our professional responsibility. We use artificial intelligence responsibly to reinforce what remains at the heart of our practice: our clients’ trust, the quality of our advice, and the excellence of our professional judgment.
Our Guiding Principles
Our approach relies on clear commitments :
- Primacy of Professional Judgment
Artificial intelligence is a support tool. Under no circumstances does it replace the judgment, expertise, or responsibility of our lawyers, notaries, and professionals. Its use is always human-supervised and thoroughly verified.
- Full Protection of Confidentiality and Professional Secrecy
Protecting our clients’ information is our top priority. We enforce strict requirements regarding confidentiality, information security, and data protection, as required by our legal and ethical obligations.
- Controlled and Secure Use of Tools
Only artificial intelligence tools that have undergone a prior assessment of security, confidentiality, and compliance may be used. Our governance framework includes mechanisms for approval, oversight, and continuous monitoring.
- Transparency with Our Clients
We disclose to our clients any use of artificial intelligence likely to impact the services we provide, as required by our professional obligations.
- Skills Development and a Culture of Innovation
We invest in the ongoing training of our professionals so that they understand the capabilities, limitations, and risks of artificial intelligence, and can use it in an informed, safe way that complies with professional standards.
- Active and Evolving Governance
Our AI governance framework is dynamic. It undergoes regular reviews to ensure alignment with evolving technologies, regulatory requirements, and our clients’ expectations. We also foster and promote in-house best practices and proactive reporting of issues related to the use of artificial intelligence.