AI at Advodan
Mads Rau-Kaufmann
by Mads Rau-Kaufmann
Professional standards, experience, and a shared direction
At Advodan, professional knowledge sharing is a key priority. The firm has nine specialised practice groups, each supported by its own committee, and also maintains several professional and personal networks that strengthen collaboration and individual development across the organisation. In this context, Advodan has established a dedicated artificial intelligence (AI) committee.
AI has assumed a more prominent role in the legal profession in recent years. Tasks that were previously handled through manual processes are now increasingly supported by AI-based tools. This development affects both lawyers and administrative staff and calls for new ways of working, while legal expertise remains the foundation of Advodan’s practice.
Advodan has adopted a focused and pragmatic approach to AI. To ensure shared understanding and consistent use across the firm, an internal AI committee was established with members from several offices. The committee brings together both lawyers and administrative staff, providing a broad perspective on how AI can be applied in practice and integrated into different areas of the organisation.
The committee’s work includes testing and evaluating relevant AI tools, engaging in dialogue with potential providers to better understand their capabilities and limitations, and discussing concrete needs within Advodan. It also works to align expectations around where and how AI can realistically support the business. In addition, the committee contributes to internal training initiatives and helps maintain ongoing awareness of AI and its use. Meetings are held regularly, and experiences are shared internally to ensure knowledge is embedded across the firm.
Everyday experience plays an important role in the committee’s work. Several employees already use tools such as ChatGPT, Kaila (an AI-assisted legal information search tool), and DeepL to support practical tasks. These include reviewing accounting material in insolvency matters, revising and quality-assuring texts, preparing initial drafts of procedural documents, and extracting information from PDF files. Our experience is that AI can support the work, but only where it provides clear, professional value and improves workflows – not as an end in itself.
The Danish Bar and Law Society’s AI Working Group
The work of Advodan’s AI committee forms a natural extension of broader industry-wide efforts relating to artificial intelligence.
Advodan CEO Mads Rau-Kaufmann is a member in the Danish Bar and Law Society’s AI working group, where he represents Advodan alongside 11 other leaders and specialists from both large and smaller Danish law firms. The working group is tasked with mapping how AI is already used within the legal profession and highlighting both the potential benefits, the associated risks, and the expected impact on the future of law firms.
“Already today, we see many clients arriving with a certain level of prior knowledge, having used AI tools before meeting with their lawyer,” says Mads Rau-Kaufmann. “If AI is applied in the right way, it can make the conversation between client and lawyer both more relevant and more productive. At the same time, AI can help reduce routine tasks and free up time for the work where legal expertise truly makes a difference.”
“With the right tools in place, lawyers can increasingly focus on specialised legal advice. This, however, requires ongoing skills development, close attention to technological developments, and, not least, a willingness to adapt,” he adds.
For Advodan, participation in the working group is an important complement to the firm’s internal efforts. It allows insights and considerations from both national and international discussions to inform Advodan’s own approach, while also enabling the firm to closely follow developments and actively engage with the requirements and expectations emerging across the profession.
Advodan’s work with AI is not a one-off project, but something we continuously work on and adapt. Developments are moving quickly, but our approach is incremental and focused on ensuring that the solutions we adopt make a tangible difference in everyday practice.
Members of Advodan’s AI committee:
Mads Rau-Kaufmann, CEO, Advodan A/S, and member of the Danish Bar and Law Society’s AI working group
Henrik Bartels, Attorney-at-law and Partner, Advodan Glostrup Copenhagen
Nick Filtenborg, Attorney-at-law, Advodan Lolland-Falster
Mia Munch Frandsen, Head of Administration, Advodan Southern Jutland
Vibe Hjort Morum, Attorney-at-law, Advodan Vejle
Daniel Andersen, Legal Assistant, Advodan Helsingør
Casper Simonsen, Attorney-at-law (LLM), Advodan Holbæk Copenhagen
Simon Baun, IT Manager, Advodan A/S
Pernille Grønbech Simested, Associate, Advodan Glostrup Copenhagen
Jack Knagg, administrative staff member, Advodan Roskilde
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Mads Rau-Kaufmann, CEOLars Stuckert, Chairman
Mads Rau-Kaufmann is the CEO of Advodan A/S. Prior to joining Advodan, he held the position of Business Development Manager at Horten Advokatpartnerselskab, where he was responsible for business development, strategy, marketing, and communication. His educational background includes a degree from CBS, supplemented by various further educational programs at institutions such as Columbia Business School, HEC Paris, and Hyper Island. Contact Mads.
Advodan A/S consists of more than 20 offices in Denmark. Overall, Advodan's legal advice covers almost all subject areas and customer segments. With approximately 300 employees, Advodan primarily advises small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), public institutions, and private citizens. With an annual turnover of more than DKK 300 million, Advodan is the tenth largest player in the Danish legal market in terms of turnover.
