Hans Christian Farsethås

Hans Christian Farsethås is a University lecturer at the Department of Philosophy and First Semester Studies, University of Bergen (UiB), and holds a postdoctoral position at UiB’s Faculty of Law since 2020, funded by the Plain Language Project at the University of Oslo’s Faculty of Law. His research focuses on legal writing, language technology applications in law, and historical analysis of clear language norms in legal texts. He teaches courses such as JUS329 (UiB) and JUS1211 Legal Argument (UiO).

Key research themes include language technology and law, linguistic analysis of legal texts, and norms for clear legal language. Recent work explores AI-driven tools for legal clarity, such as ChatGPT’s role in comma rule guidance and Norwegian legal source analysis in large language models. Farsethås has presented at events like Klarspråk 2025 and the annual social security law course, addressing topics like benchmarking language models and AI ethics in legal education.

His publications span over 15 articles since 2006, including co-authored work on copyrighted material’s impact on language models and solo contributions on Norwegian legal text analysis. He collaborates with institutions like DigiVestland and the European Digital Agency. No awards or formal advisees are listed, though his postdoctoral role reflects sustained funding for legal language research.

Farsethås’s work bridges theoretical legal research with practical communication challenges, emphasizing technology’s role in improving legal accessibility and precision.