Let's Talk AI and A2J: How Law Schools, Civil Legal Services and the Courts Together Can Harness Technology to Address the Justice Gap
To receive NY or NJ CLE credit: Follow the CLE instructions linked for each session.
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1:00pm – 1:15pm | Welcome and Opening Remarks Speakers: Hon. Joseph A. Zayas, Chief Administrative Judge, New York State Unified Court System; Shahabuddeen A. Ally, Co-Chair, NYS Permanent Commission on Access to Justice, Supervising Judge, New York County Civil Court; Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice Law School Involvement Working Group |
1:15pm – 2:05pm | AI and the Legal Profession: The Implications for Law Schools and Access to Justice | CLE Resources | CLE Affidavit Form | CLE Evaluation Form Moderator: Joseph Landau, Associate Dean for Academic Affairs; Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law Panelists: Pablo Arredondo, Vice-President, CoCounsel at Thomson Reuters; Dayna Bowen Matthew, Dean and Harold H. Greene Professor of Law, George Washington University Law School, James J. Sandman, Distinguished Lecturer; Senior Consultant to the Future of the Profession Initiative, University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School; Mark J. Williams, Co-Director, Vanderbilt Ai Law Lab (VAILL) Description: AI is anticipated to change the practice of law as we know it, with significant implications for legal education and access to justice. This session brings together leaders of legal education, legal technology innovation and civil legal services to discuss generative AI and its impact. Panelists will explore how the teaching of AI can be incorporated in to the law school curriculum to ensure that future lawyers have the knowledge and skills to use technology to help bridge the justice gap. |
2:15pm – 3:05pm | Rapid Fire Tech: Innovative Use of Gen-AI to Expand A2J Slides | CLE Resources | CLE Affidavit Form | Evaluation Form Moderator: Tim Baran, Civil Justice Program Officer, Pro Bono Net Speakers: Jalon Fowler, J.D. Candidate, Northeastern University School of Law, CEO Action for Racial Equity Fellow @ John Hancock; Conor Malloy, Rentervention Director, Law Center for Better Housing; Adrián Palma, Pro Bono Manager, Microsoft; Jonathan Pyle, Contract Performance Officer, Philadelphia Legal Assistance; Teresa Ross, Executive Director, Illinois Legal Aid Online; Quinten Steenhuis, Co-Director, Legal Innovation and Technology Lab, Suffolk University Law School Description: Six exciting presentations highlighting various uses of generative artificial intelligence in the delivery of legal services. Watch our presenters summarize their projects in just 20 slides each.
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3:15pm – 4:30pm | 1A A Beginner's Guide to AI: What You Need to Know from the Get-Go CLE Resources | CLE Affidavit Form | Evaluation Form Speakers: Sonja Ebron, CEO, Courtroom5; Sam Harden, Program Manager, Pro Bono Net; Natalie Anne Knowlton, Founder & Principal Consultant, Access to Justice Ventures; Ron Lazebnik, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law Description: AI has the potential to expand access to justice, but its promise depends on its accuracy, ability to protect privacy and confidentiality, and avoid biases. In this session, presenters will provide a detailed overview of AI and its role in addressing the justice gap, explore AI’s legal, policy and ethical implications, and offer practical tips when considering the development of an AI tool. |
3:15pm – 4:30pm | 1B Innovation for Justice: Exploring the Intersection of AI, Legal Systems, and Collaborative Solutions CLE Resources | CLE Instructions/Forms Moderator: Quinten Steenhuis, Co-Director, Legal Innovation and Technology Lab, Suffolk University Law School Speaker: Robert Adelardi, Chief Information Officer, Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida; Scheree M. Gilchrist, Chief Innovation Officer, Legal Aid of North Carolina; Dane Henry, Advocacy, Training, and Technology Attorney, Legal Aid of West Virginia; Ashley E. Lowe, Chief Executive Officer, Lake Shore Legal Aid, Michigan Description: This session will explore the strength of collaboration, highlighting how interdisciplinary teams– such as legal aid experts, the courts, and allied partners– can harness AI to advance access to justice. Panelists will offer their perspectives on challenges and opportunities as well as insights as they explore and envision the inclusion of AI in their projects. |
3:15pm – 4:30pm | 1C AI Goes to Law School CLE Resources | CLE Instructions/Forms Speakers: Basem Aly, Assistant Director of Instructional Technology at Columbia Law School; Drew Amerson, Director, LexLab @ UC Law San Francisco; Alice Armitage, Professor & Director of Applied Innovation, University of California Law San Francisco; Dan Jackson, Executive Director, NuLawLab, Northeastern University School of Law; Keith Porcaro, Senior Lecturing Fellow, Duke Law School Description: Join us for a panel and interactive discussion about several innovative programs and courses at law schools around the country that are exposing students to AI-powered legal resources and tools and the ways AI applications can impact access to justice. We are excited to share ideas and early lessons from these varied approaches. |
3:15pm – 4:30pm | 1D Building an AI Tool to Expand Access to Justice CLE Resources | CLE Instructions/Forms Speakers: Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research & Intellectual Life and Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law & Technology, Albany Law School; Adrián Palma, Pro Bono Program Manager at Microsoft Description: This exploratory, hands-on workshop will begin with a detailed review of a series of tools designed to assist individuals seeking relief under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program using generative AI. It will then provide step-by-step guidance on such technology to create document-assembly tools to address an area of unmet need: consumer debt. This discussion will help participants understand how to create these sorts of interventions in other substantive areas of law. |
4:40pm – 5:00pm | Closing Session Speakers: Matthew Diller, Dean and Paul Fuller Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law, Chair, New York State Permanent Commission on Access to Justice Law School Involvement Working Group Concurrent Session Reporters: 1A. Ron Lazebnik, Clinical Associate Professor of Law, Fordham University School of Law 1B Kim Diana Connolly, Vice-Dean for Advocacy and Eperiential Education; Director of Clinical Legal Education, University of Buffalo School of Law 1C Donna H. Lee, Professor, CUNY School of Law 1D Ray Brescia, Associate Dean for Research & Intellectual Life and Hon. Harold R. Tyler Chair in Law & Technology, Albany Law School Description: Brief Reports from the Concurrent Sessions. |