Artificial intelligence is rapidly transforming how legal professionals draft documents, cite authorities, and generate legal arguments. But with that power comes the risk of misuse: lawyers may submit entirely fabricated case opinions, misattribute principles of law, or generate “fake quotes.” These practices significantly increase the burden on opposing counsel and the courts (judges, clerks) to deal with non-merits related issues and undermine the publics trust in the court system.

This panel will explore how legal information professionals, advocates, and courts can identify and respond to AI-driven abuses in filings, and how legal education must evolve to prepare new attorneys for practice in this high-stakes environment. Attendees will learn concrete strategies, emerging detection tools, and pedagogical approaches for integrating AI literacy and ethics into the curriculum.

Participants will benefit from this multidimensional exploration, as each panelist brings a unique vantage point to the table. The interactive nature of the forum encourages audience participation, ensuring that queries, concerns, and perspectives from attendees are addressed. Expect a lively, comprehensive, and deeply informative dialogue.

TARGET AUDIENCE:

Law firm or law school librarians who (1) have confronted or defended against suspicious filings or innovative uses of AI in litigation, (2) can address how AI misuse may arise in civil or criminal filings, administrative proceedings, and appeals, particularly when time is short and stakes are high, and (3) understand both the legal technology and challenges that generative AI poses to litigation practice, and can bring insight into training students and lawyers in source validation.

TAKEAWAYS:

1. Participants will learn how to recognize red flags in court filings—such as fabricated cases, misattributed quotations, and other AI-generated hallucinations—and apply best practices for verifying citations, authenticating authorities, and documenting potential misconduct.
2. Participants will gain strategies for implementing institutional policies and ethical guidelines that govern responsible AI use in legal research, writing, and court submissions, helping safeguard the integrity of the judicial process. 
3. Participants will take away adaptable teaching tools and curricular ideas to build AI literacy, sources verification skills, and professional responsibility awareness in law students and practitioners.

SPEAKERS:

• Corey A. Lee, Jones Day
• Matthew A. Salerno, Case Western Reserve University School of Law
• United States Magistrate Judge Reuben Sheperd, United States District Court, Northern District of Ohio

MODERATOR/COORDINATOR:

• Eleanor S. Tyler, Bloomberg Law

AALL BODY OF KNOWLEDGE DOMAINS: Research + Analysis, Teaching + Training

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