LESTER: using paradigm cases in a Quasi-Precedential legal domain

Authors:
K. A. Lambert;M. H. Grunewald
Affiliations:
Department of Computer Science, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia;School of Law, Washington and Lee University, Lexington, Virginia
Venue:
ICAIL '89 Proceedings of the 2nd international conference on Artificial intelligence and law
Year:
1989

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Abstract

We are developing LESTER (Legal Expert System for Termination of Employment Review), a case-based reasoning program to advise in the area of unjust discharge from employment under collective bargaining agreements. LESTER uses paradigm cases to reason in a legal domain that is not governed by a strong concept of precedent. This paper describes the domain and gives an overview of the current version of the program.