Generative AI for Law Students

A guide introducing future attorneys to generative AI.

Exploring Use Cases

Below are several links to use cases where GenAI can be helpful for law students. Note that product selection was based on the specific objective sought.

Case #1 - Explaining Difficult Legal Concepts

Case #2 - Preparing for Oral Argument

Case #3 - Summarizing Cases

Case #4 - Finding Cases


Case #1 - Explaining Difficult Legal Concepts

Purpose: Provide a brief summary of the rule against perpetuities and examples of the rule permitting one future interest while voiding another.

Product: ChatGPT 4o

Prompt & Response:

Case #2 - Preparing for Oral Argument

Purpose: Prepare for oral argument by having GenAI predict questions that judges are likely to ask based on the briefs submitted.

Product: Claude 3.7 Sonnet

Prompt & Response:

Case #3 - Summarizing Cases

Purpose: Summarize cases assigned for class to prepare for being cold called. 

Product: Lexis Protege

Prompt & Response:

Case #4 - Finding Cases

Purpose: Find cases matching a specific fact pattern. 

Product: Westlaw CoCounsel

Prompt & Response: