Document Type
Article
Abstract
This Article explores the emergence of generative artificial intelligence technology in legal education and law practice. It first offers historical perspective by examining the development of online legal research systems and other existing law practice technology tools that leverage artificial intelligence. This Article then proposes a framework for legal education based on twenty-first-century competencies that advance human interaction with legal technology tools. Next, this Article recommends that law schools incorporate these competencies into learning outcomes along with a holistic approach to teaching technology-driven lawyering skills as a strategy to narrow the learning gap between legal education and law practice. It concludes by using legal research instruction as a model for integrating twenty-first-century competencies into the law school curriculum.
Recommended Citation
Kimbrough, Julie L.
(2025)
"Developing Lawyering Skills in the Age of Artificial Intelligence: A Framework for Legal Education,"
Journal of Technology Law & Policy: Vol. 29:
Iss.
1, Article 2.
Available at:
https://scholarship.law.ufl.edu/jtlp/vol29/iss1/2
