Bridging Law and Data: Augmenting Reasoning via a Semi-Structured Dataset with IRAC methodology

• URL: http://arxiv.org/abs/2406.13217v1
• Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 04:59:09 GMT
• Title: Bridging Law and Data: Augmenting Reasoning via a Semi-Structured Dataset with IRAC methodology
• Authors: Xiaoxi Kang, Lizhen Qu, Lay-Ki Soon, Zhuang Li, Adnan Trakic,
• Abstract summary: This paper introduces LEGALSEMI, a benchmark specifically curated for legal scenario analysis. LEGALSEMI comprises 54 legal scenarios, each rigorously annotated by legal experts, based on the comprehensive IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion) framework. A series of experiments were conducted to assess the usefulness of LEGALSEMI for IRAC analysis.
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• License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
• Abstract: The effectiveness of Large Language Models (LLMs) in legal reasoning is often limited due to the unique legal terminologies and the necessity for highly specialized knowledge. These limitations highlight the need for high-quality data tailored for complex legal reasoning tasks. This paper introduces LEGALSEMI, a benchmark specifically curated for legal scenario analysis. LEGALSEMI comprises 54 legal scenarios, each rigorously annotated by legal experts, based on the comprehensive IRAC (Issue, Rule, Application, Conclusion) framework. In addition, LEGALSEMI is accompanied by a structured knowledge graph (SKG). A series of experiments were conducted to assess the usefulness of LEGALSEMI for IRAC analysis. The experimental results demonstrate the effectiveness of incorporating the SKG for issue identification, rule retrieval, application and conclusion generation using four different LLMs. LEGALSEMI will be publicly available upon acceptance of this paper.

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