Transactional Lawyering: Cultivating Cultural and Ethical Competencies with AI in Legal Clinics

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Session Type: Concurrent Sessions

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Room: Harborside Ballroom A-C

Floor: Fourth Floor

As artificial intelligence (AI) continues to transform legal practice, clinical educators must prepare students to ethically integrate AI while strengthening their cultural competency. This interactive session brings together academics in clinical education, transactional practice, AI ethics, and cultural competency to examine how AI can foster cross-cultural understanding, mitigate bias, and promote inclusivity in legal transactions. Through a dynamic mix of presentations, hands-on exercises, and open discussions, participants will explore the potential and limitations of AI in supporting culturally competent lawyering. Attendees will engage with practical AI applications designed to enhance cross-cultural communication, assess ethical risks, and navigate the complexities of AI-assisted legal practice. The session will also provide valuable teaching tools, including a classroom-ready exercise, an AI ethics checklist, and resources for further learning. Key ethical considerations will be addressed, including attorney accountability in AI-assisted legal services, professional responsibility, data privacy, bias detection, and equitable access to AI-driven legal tools. Panelists will also discuss effective pedagogical strategies for integrating AI into clinical education while maintaining a strong ethical foundation. By aligning with professional responsibility standards, these approaches will help prepare students to navigate modern legal and business environments with cultural awareness and technological proficiency. By examining AI’s role in shaping the next generation of transactional attorneys, this session directly aligns with the conference theme, “Reexamining the Role of Lawyers and the Responsibilities of Clinical Teachers in Society.” Participants will leave with both theoretical insights and actionable strategies to ethically incorporate AI into clinical teaching, equipping students to engage thoughtfully with technology while advancing cultural competency in transactional law.