Exploring the use of LLMs in the Italian legal domain: A survey on recent applications

Abstract

This article delves into recent applications of Transformers (also, Large Language Models or LLMs) in the context of the Italian legal language. The impressive speed at which the literature in this domain has recently grown (i.e., in 2022 and 2023) is proved by the number of related works that we collected in this study. The focus of this work is on exploring how LLMs are being utilized within the framework of Italian law. In detail, we first introduce the tasks that have been addressed in the Italian legal domain. When introducing the tasks, to motivate and to provide the most relevant works, we reference worldwide literature. After introducing the tasks, we report and discuss all the existent applications to these tasks, specifically in the Italian legal domain. Through this work, we intend to deliver the state of the art in LLM applications in the Italian legal domain to researchers as well as practising attorneys.