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Intelligent Lawyer Online System

IGEC is working on the development of an Intelligent Lawyer Online Service, to act as the liaison between small business owners and documents governing international trade. The Intelligent Lawyer will consist of an on-line legal knowledge-base, an inference engine, and an intelligent, adaptable, and customizable user interface. The interface will permit the user to interact over the web with the Intelligent Lawyer in a number of common languages. The system will permit three modes of interaction with the knowledge-base: unrestricted browsing, restricted browsing, and direct querying.  The unrestricted browsing mode allows the user to become familiar with the information or knowledge available in the system. The restricted browsing mode assists the user in locating information about a specific topic. The direct querying mode responds to focused user requests. To make the Intelligent Lawyer universally accessible to communities lacking Internet connectivity, alternative access paths, such as telephones and fax machines, will be provided.