LawPavilion, one of Nigeria’s most established legal-tech firms, has taken a bold step into the future of judicial work, unveiling a new domain-specific artificial intelligence tool built exclusively for Nigerian judges. The launch took place at the All Nigeria Judges Conference in Abuja, where the company pitched the technology as a practical response to the mounting backlog of cases clogging the courts.
LawPavilion’s Managing Director, Mr. Ope Olugasa, in a presentation described the platform called LawPavilion AI (Judges’ Corner) as a tool designed to ease the burden on judges and accelerate justice delivery. “Behind each case number is a human story,” he said. “A widow waiting for her inheritance, a business owner seeking redress, a citizen denied their constitutional rights. The solution to this crisis is already here. Artificial Intelligence is not the future of judicial practice, it is the present.”
The company argues that its system avoids one of the main pitfalls associated with general-purpose AI: hallucination. According to Mr. Olugasa, the tool is trained strictly on Nigerian Supreme Court and Court of Appeal decisions, statutes, regulations and procedural rules material that is both authoritative and verifiable. He assured judges that the system would not fabricate cases and could be checked against the platform’s database in real time.
Privacy concerns, another major obstacle in discussions around AI in the justice sector, were also addressed. Mr. Olugasa told the audience that any document uploaded to the platform is automatically anonymized, while the system itself is built with what he described as “state-of-the-art encryption” and compliance with the Nigeria Data Protection Act.
The heart of the new offering is its “Draft Judgment” feature, which ingests pleadings, written addresses, witness statements, exhibits and other materials, then generates structured summaries and legally grounded suggestions. Judges can also review evidence assessments, possible issues for determination, and legal opinions supported by confirmed Nigerian authorities. The company insists these are aids, not substitutes for judicial reasoning. “This is not about replacing judges, it’s about empowering them,” Mr. Olugasa said. “AI will handle the laborious, time-consuming tasks… freeing our judges to do what only humans can do: listen with empathy, understand nuanced arguments… and deliver justice with wisdom and fairness.”
To bolster the case for adoption, LawPavilion pointed to international examples. Estonia’s use of an AI-assisted judge for small claims, India’s SUPACE system deployed by the Supreme Court, and ongoing experiments in the UK and Germany were cited as evidence that machine-assisted adjudication is becoming mainstream. With Nigeria averaging six judges per million citizens, far fewer than many African peers, Mr. Olugasa framed technology as a necessity rather than a luxury. The company estimates that widespread integration of its tool could cut the national case backlog by up to 40% within three years.
Mr. Olugasa also sought to calm fears that automation could displace the judiciary. “AI cannot and should never replace judges,” he said. “Justice requires judgment, not just logic. It requires moral reasoning, empathy, and discretion—fundamentally human functions. Our Constitution vests judicial power in human beings, and the final gavel will always be in a human hand.”
LawPavilion has long positioned itself as a partner in modernizing Nigeria’s justice sector, offering tools for digital research, court management and workflow automation. The new platform, however, may be its most ambitious pitch for systemic change yet. Ending his address, Mr. Olugasa encouraged every State Government and Chief Judge to seize this opportunity to empower their judiciary with LawPavilion AI, ensuring that justice is not a luxury for the few but a speedy, accessible, and undeniable right for all Nigerians.
