AI and the Future of Law How AI Is Changing Legal Education with Dyane O’Leary and Jonah Perlin
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Oct 14, 2025 Dyane O’Leary, a legal innovation expert at Suffolk University, and Jonah Perlin, a Georgetown law professor, discuss the transformative role of AI in legal education. They reveal innovative classroom experiments that integrate AI to enhance writing and critical thinking. The duo emphasizes the importance of 'practice readiness' for future lawyers, exploring grading fairness and the need for AI literacy in the curriculum. They also touch on the shift towards multimodal learning tools, showcasing how AI tools can act as collaborative writing partners.
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Classroom Prompting Demo
- Dyane ran a classroom experiment prompting students: "The alien ate the sandwich after the hockey game because..." and compared varied outputs.
- She contrasted that with a legal prompt where outputs clustered, illustrating model behavior and vector embeddings.
Use AI As A Critique Partner
- Use AI as a thought partner by asking it to critique drafts in the voice of known scholars.
- Treat outputs as provocative feedback, not authoritative final text, and iterate accordingly.
Always Ask The Four AI Questions
- Ask a short set of core questions at every workplace about what AI tools are used and what's allowed.
- Treat those questions as essential professional due diligence before using AI on client matters.