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Teaching Judgment In The Age Of AI: Building Legal Professionals Who Rely On AI Responsibly
Schools are limiting laptops and AI tools to protect academic integrity and train students for high-pressure legal work, officials said.
This July, the Chicago Law School announced a ban on digital devices in classrooms, while last week the Philippines College of Law implemented similar restrictive policies for freshmen starting this semester.
Three years after ChatGPT's release, educators are setting boundaries on technology because they worry about the software's "perfect" answers, which threaten the principle that student work must be an original product.
The American Bar Association's Standing Committee on Ethics and Professional Responsibility issued Formal Opinion 512 in July 2024, emphasizing that lawyers must understand AI limitations as foundational legal analysis methods like IRAC demand strict attention to detail.
While academia restricts access, Thomson Reuters and ILTA surveys indicate the legal industry is investing in and expanding AI usage, with some firms providing billable hour credit for AI exploration.
Future legal training must move beyond tool access to tracking proficiency metrics like "Citation defect rates," as practitioners must balance AI's power with the wisdom that capability does not justify action.
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