AI-Augmented Clinical Legal Practice: Workflow Integration for Enhanced Efficiency

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Session Type: Concurrent Sessions

Session Capacity: N/A

Location: N/A

Room: Harborside Ballroom D

Floor: Fourth Floor

AI is truly a fundamental change in society and the legal profession. Although the long-term implications, both ethically and practically, are being determined, AI use in the legal field is seemingly inevitable and will disrupt current workflows of legal practice. Put another way, the process of the practice of law will likely soon look different, at least for some parts of the profession. Understanding that change is one challenge; reflecting it in one semester to a new practitioner is another. As clinicians, we are well-positioned to support students as they are developing their own workflows as burgeoning attorneys. But how do we support students in that way during this fundamental change in legal practice? This session is a practical conversation designed to engage participants first to reflect on their own legal practice workflow and second to evaluate at which specific points in that workflow Generative or Extractive AI tools may be useful. Presenters will share an example of their workflows in transactional and litigation practice, and show how, subject to ethical constraints and internal policies, AI can be integrated into these workflows. Next, attendees will reflect upon their own workflow and complete a provided template to narrow in on potential points for AI integration. Finally, participants will work in small groups to discuss and share reflections with the larger group about whether AI would be helpful for their workflow. The goal of this workshop is to add an important piece to the continuing discussion over the real ethical and pedagogical concerns with the use of generative AI in legal education and practice – a better understanding of the potential value of generative AI to each clinician’s program and their students’ future practice. Participants will receive a one-page takeaway handout with a list of resources and a bibliography.