Law Practice,
Ethics/Professional Responsibility
Apr. 14, 2026
Ensuring responsible AI use in legal work without stifling innovation
AI adoption is already widespread, making bans unrealistic and strategically unsound; instead, leaders must distinguish value-enhancing use from risky shortcuts--often by asking better questions.
Arlety C. Bowman
Arlety C. Bowman is a former trusts and estates lawyer and current trustee whose work includes advising on nonprofit and fiduciary governance, with experience in institutional decision-making, strategic oversight and organizational risk.
Regan F. Cucinell
Regan F. Cucinell is managing vice president, responsible for HR strategy and business alignment for research and advisory at Gartner.
Artificial intelligence has quietly become an important part of
everyday legal practice. Associates now routinely rely on AI-enabled tools for
research, drafting and issue spotting. The AI-enhanced work product often is
polished, confident and efficient but can, unbeknownst to the associate and
partner, include embedded errors or hallucinations. Several high-profile
missteps have brought this concern into sharp focus.
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