ABA Journal, Head of the Class: Law Schools Consider Post-ChatGPT Coursework:
ChatGPT’s unveiling sparked conversations among law faculty, with opinions ranging from banning GPT platforms in certain classes to encouraging experimentation to reconsidering law school pedagogy, professors contacted by the ABA Journal say.
The impact of generative artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT touches every stage of law school—from admissions to classwork to the law review and the bar—leaving faculty to assess the tool’s threats and opportunities. …
While the University of Michigan Law School now asks applicants to certify that they did not use AI for drafting purposes, some law professors say the free version of ChatGPT can support aspiring lawyers from underrepresented and under-resourced backgrounds who don’t have the means to hire consultants or don’t have the connections to help with their applications.
“Generative AI helps to level the playing field,” says Andrew Perlman, dean of Suffolk University Law School.
