The Catholic University Journal of Law & Technology hosted its annual symposium in the Walter A. Slowinski Courtroom on Friday, April 5. Entitled “AI Juris Doctor? The Future of Artificial Intelligence in Legal Education and the Profession,” the symposium featured two panels with industry experts to discuss AI's current and future use in law schools and the legal profession. Julianne Gabor (3L), Lead Article Editor of the Catholic University Journal of Law & Technology, welcomed those in attendance and moderated the two panel discussions.

The first panel discussion, “AI in the Legal Profession,” focused on the current use of AI in the legal profession, skills new lawyers are being required to develop, as well as some challenges and opportunities firms face. This panel featured Blackboiler CEO and co-founder Dan Broderick; Qantm AI CEO and founder Dr. Seth Dobrin, the first Global Chief AI Officer at IBM; and Fastcase co-founder Ed Walters, Chief Strategy Officer at vLex.

Following a lunch break, the symposium continued with its final discussion, “AI in Law Schools.” Here the panel discussion pivoted to how AI can be used in the classroom, challenges for faculty, law student use of AI, and how AI may affect the future of legal jobs. This panel featured three experts: Professor Ron Lazebnik of Fordham University School of Law; Vanderbilt AI Law Lab founding co-director Caitlin Moon, who also serves as Director of Innovation Design for the Program on Law and Innovation at Vanderbilt Law School; and Christopher Savage, partner at Davis Wright Tremaine and a lecturer at Catholic Law.

Closing remarks were provided by Emily Burton (3L), Editor-in-Chief of the Catholic University Journal of Law & Technology.