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Association Institute for Legal AI Models

dedicated to research, education and interdisciplinary collaboration in the field of artificial intelligence applied to the legal sector.

We aim to contribute to the responsible development of AI models for legal applications, to support a better understanding of their impact on legal professions, and to explore how technology can improve access to justice, transparency and the efficiency of legal services.

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About the Association

An Independent Research & Collaboration Framework

The Association Institute for Legal AI Models is a private-law legal entity without patrimonial purpose, established in Romania. We operate as an independent framework for research, collaboration and dissemination in the field of artificial intelligence models applied in legal contexts.

Through our activities, we seek to bring together legal professionals, AI researchers, data specialists, academia, non-profit organisations, and other stakeholders interested in the responsible use of technology in justice and legal services.

Our Mission Statement

To support the development and understanding of legal AI systems through research, education, interdisciplinary projects, good practices, and public initiatives.

Founding Members

Founded by professionals with complementary experience in technology, law, research, education, and project implementation:

  • Padiu Bogdan
  • Sinescu Catrina
  • Dimulescu Mariana-Meri
  • Dascălu Mihai
  • Iacob Radu-Cristian-Alexandru
  • Rușeți Ștefan
  • Rebedea Traian-Eugen

Core Intersections

Areas of Activity

Our work is positioned at the intersection of law, artificial intelligence, data analysis, ethics, applied research, and education.

Research in Legal AI

We support research on the development, testing, and evaluation of artificial intelligence models for legal applications, partnering with technical experts, universities, and research centres.

Interdisciplinary Collaboration

We promote dialogue between law, computer science, AI, data analysis, ethics, and public policy to better map the operational risks and opportunities.

Ethics and Responsibility

We encourage the responsible, transparent, and fair use of AI technologies in the legal sector, focus on data protection, fairness, explainability, and social impact.

Education and Training

Organising educational activities, workshops, courses, and curated information materials for students, researchers, and active practitioners.

Legal Data and Resources

Exploring data processing and analysis architectures within legal research contexts, prioritizing responsible structuring and legal corpus utilization.

Access to Justice & Dissemination

Investigating how AI technologies can break barriers down for vulnerable categories while promoting public understanding via conferences, workshops, and debates.

Events

Projects & Events

2026 Program

Support for the NLP Summer School

The Association supported the institutional Summer School on Natural Language Processing organized by the National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest. The program mapped out transitions from basic foundational AI mechanisms to bleeding-edge pipeline deployments.

Timeline & Mechanics: June 22 – July 3, 2026. Included comprehensive hands-on work and mentored project components targeting real-world problems.
Curriculum Framework: Classical ML, Neural Networks, Transformers, Large Language Models, Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG), preference optimization, synthetic data, and self-supervised learning modules.
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2025 Program

AI Theory Course at Adobe

The Association developed and delivered a five-day AI theory course at Adobe, focused heavily on Statistics and Machine Learning fundamentals. The curriculum provided a comprehensive, practical introduction to data-driven methods used for modern prediction and classification.

Pedagogical Strategy: Combined structural theoretical instruction with intensive applied execution models.
Core Modules Covered: Fundamentals of statistical thinking, data cleaning/exploration, mathematical mechanisms, dimensionality reduction, and introductory ML tracking (A/B testing, linear regression, PCA, overfitting, and generalisation targets).

Alliance Networks

Partnerships & Collaborations

International Partner

Adobe, Inc.

The purpose of this official sponsorship structure is to fully back and support the ILAM targeted training frameworks alongside ongoing institutional research tasks.

University Partner

The National University of Science and Technology POLITEHNICA Bucharest (UPB) PB_logo_ro

Coordinated initiatives targeting training frameworks, specialized summer school architectures, educational activities, and focused research initiatives.

Identification Details

Entity Name Association Institute for Legal AI Models

Legal Form Private-law legal entity without patrimonial purpose

Registered Office Bucharest, Sector 6, Bdul. Iuliu Maniu no. 7, Building Z, 2nd floor, Office 20, Romania

Tax Identification Number 50698482

Official Domain http://ilam.ai

Data Protection Note: Data submitted via correspondence is used exclusively for reviewing and responding to requests. The Association does not use contact details for commercial communications nor transfers them to third parties.

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