Artificial Intelligence, the Law, and the Legal Profession

AI in the classroom:

• AI tools can be useful for students at the start of an assignment, such as a paper;
• Providing concrete examples about the limitations of AI tools can help students understand why they still need to review their work product and any materials produced by AI tools for currentness, accuracy, and validity. 

Resources for Instructors regarding AI Use by Students

• Harvard's AI Pedagogy Project includes an AI Guide for instructors.
• Many law schools have policies regarding the use of AI tools by their students when it comes to exams and class assignments, including the University of Chicago Law School, which has a Law School Policy on Generative AI, and the University of North Carolina School of Law, which has a Policy on Student Use of Gen AI Tools. 
• The University of Arizona's Law Library has an extensive Guide on AI and Legal Research, which includes sections on Concerns about Cheating in Law School and Resources for Faculty, including faculty who work with students on their legal research and writing.
• LMU has put together a Law Professors' Gen AI Sandbox, with templates, information, and other resources such as sample syllabus statements, an intro to Gen AI, and teaching ideas.
• Emory's Center for Faculty Development and Excellence has compiled resources on AI and Teaching. Emory faculty who sign up for CFDE Canvas Knowledge Hub access, can use CFDE's resources, including those on "AI in the Classroom," which cover topics such as 
  • ChatGPT for Teaching;
  • A Video on Artificial Intelligence and the Future of Higher Education with Professors Lauren Klein, Fei Liu, Matthew Sag, and Phillip Wolff;
  • Resources on AI, syllabi, use of ChatGPT, AI detectors, a crowdsourced list of classroom policies on AI (to see these resources, scroll to the Additional Resources section of CFDE's page on Teaching and Pedagogy Resources on AI). 
• Emory Law Library's LibGuide on Plagiarism Resources includes a section on Solutions for Student AI Use: Deterrence instead of Detection.

Articles about AI, legal reasoning, legal writing, and lawyering skills

• S. Sean Tu, Amy Cyphert & Samuel J. Perl, Artificial Intelligence: Legal Reasoning, Legal Research and Legal Writing, 25 Minn. J.L. Sci. & Tech. 105 (2024).
• Julie L. Kimbrough, Developing Lawyering Skills in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Framework for Legal Education, 29 J. Tech. L. & Pol'y 31 (2025).
• Pulk, K., & Koris, R. (Eds.). (2025). Generative AI in Higher Education. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar Publishing.
• Nachman N. Gutowski & Jeremy W. Hurley, Forging Ahead or Proceeding with Caution: Developing Policy for Generative Artificial Intelligence in Legal Education, 63 U. Louisville L. Rev. 581 (Summer 2025).
• David King, How to Retain Being a Human Lawyer While Using Generative AI, 61 Cal. W. L. Rev. 331 (Winter 2025).