Bloomberg Law Partner Webinar: The AI Reality Gap: What Legal Librarians Are Being Asked to Solve
Includes a Live Web Event on 11/18/2026 at 1:00 PM (CST)
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AI is already changing how law students and legal professionals research, learn and work. But the policies, training and guidance surrounding its use have not always kept pace.
Legal librarians are increasingly being asked to evaluate AI tools, educate users, verify AI-assisted research and help their organizations determine what responsible use should look like. In many cases, they are taking on these responsibilities without clear direction or a formal voice in the decisions being made.
This webinar will bring together perspectives from law schools, law firms and practicing attorneys for an honest conversation about what is happening in the real world. Panelists will discuss the gap between AI policies and actual behavior, the questions librarians are being asked to answer and practical ways they can help their organizations use AI more thoughtfully.
TARGET AUDIENCE:
The webinar would primarily be for law-firm and law-school librarians, but it will also be relevant to knowledge-management professionals, legal research instructors and others involved in AI adoption and training.
TAKEAWAYS:
- Evaluate tools and practices through multiple perspectives.
- Develop practical polices and guardrails that support responsible AI use.
- Lead AI adoption by guiding attorneys, faculty and students through change.
MODERATOR:
- Madeline Cohen, Bloomberg Law
AALL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS: Research + Analysis, Information Management
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Madeline Cohen
Library Relations Director
Bloomberg Industry Group
Cohen is currently the library Relations director at Bloomberg Industry Group. Prior to joining INDG in May of 2023, she was the assistant library director and an associate professor at the University of Denver Sturm College of Law. From 2007 to 2018, Cohen served as the circuit library director for the U.S. Courts Library for the Tenth Circuit in Denver, Colorado. She received her BA in French and her MA in Library and Information Studies from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and her JD from the University of Denver Sturm College of Law.

