AI in Litigation: How Can It Be Used Responsibly?

AI and legal tech vendors are selling a new world where lawyers’ work will be streamlined, more efficient, and more productive while also cutting down on legal fees. Most tools for in-house lawyers focus on improving workflows, contract review, and other transactional tasks.

In litigation, news reports highlight the latest embarrassments—or even sanctions—of lawyers who relied on AI bots to write briefs with hallucinated, made-up cases. In a recent episode of The Legal Department with Stacy Bratcher, Alex Alben helps listeners understand how AI tools can be used responsibly in litigation. He also shares how in-house counsel can ensure law firms are using them appropriately and provides clues for identifying AI-generated content before it’s filed.

Alex also discusses how law firms can use their own data to evaluate performance in different courts, assess the effectiveness of arguments, and more. He suggests firms “mine their own data” and consider hiring a data scientist to access this untapped resource.

Tune in to hear about the potential for AI to improve litigation outcomes.