As artificial intelligence reshapes the practice of law, which skills will remain most valuable? Former UCLA law professor Eugene Volokh, now a fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution, joins Jon Van Gorp to explore that question.
Show Notes:
1:38 – Eugene reflects on a career spanning computer programming, legal education, appellate advocacy, technology, and scholarship on law and AI
3:17 – He explains why the pace of technological change makes AI’s long-term effects on the profession difficult to predict
6:50 – Eugene considers whether AI could eventually resolve certain civil disputes more efficiently than the traditional justice system
9:41 – Eugene then turns to the skills lawyers can develop and refine in the age of AI, including how to identify the strongest and weakest points of an argument
12:01 – Eugene turns to how to write persuasively
13:51 – Eugene discusses how to apply those skills when drafting or reviewing work produced with AI.
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