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294.82 sec. 1 - AI and the Legal Profession (Spring 2027)
Instructor: Kenneth A Bamberger (view instructor's teaching evaluations - degree students only | profile)
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Units: 1
Grading Designation: Credit Only
Mode of Instruction: In-Person
Meetings:
Tu 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 134
From January 12, 2027
To February 09, 2027
Tu 3:35 PM - 5:25 PM
Location: Law 134
From February 23, 2027
To March 02, 2027
Course End: March 02, 2027
Class Number: 33668
Enrollment info:
Enrolled: 30
Waitlisted: 0
Enroll Limit: 39
As of: 11/12 04:05 AM
This course on AI and the Legal Profession is designed to provide law students with a baseline understanding of a rapidly developing area that will shape their summer work and legal careers. We will consider how AI promises to transform the legal profession, as well as the challenges and opportunities these changes present for the legal field and for lawyers entering practice.
The course will include a technical introduction to generative AI and agentic systems; an examination of how AI is changing the production, dissemination, and evaluation of legal knowledge and expertise; and consideration of how AI is being used in legal research and practice. Students will develop the ability to critically evaluate AI tools and their outputs, identify situations in which their use is appropriate or inappropriate, and develop practices for using AI responsibly in legal work. We will explore what these developments mean for lawyers’ work, professional judgment, ethics, and the institutions of the legal profession. The course will also feature guest speakers, including leaders in private practice, who will discuss how AI is affecting—and may reshape—the practice of law.
Exam Notes: (None) Series of papers or assignments throughout the semester
(Subject to change by faculty member only through the first two weeks of instruction)
Course Category: Intellectual Property and Technology Law
This course is listed in the following sub-categories:
AI Law and Regulation
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