Here’s some good news! It looks like law schools are getting serious about offering AI education! Seriously, I’m not kidding! 😉
According to Alexander Dumont of Law schools are getting serious about offering legal artificial intelligence offerings in its curriculum, available here), law schools are rapidly integrating artificial intelligence into their curricula to prepare students for a technologically evolving legal profession.
Dumont reports that, as of 2025, over 55% of American Bar Association (ABA)-accredited law schools offer dedicated AI courses, and over 90% are considering or planning updates to their curriculum in 2026.
Add the University of Michigan to that list. Dumont reports that the University of Michigan Law School has announced it launched an AI Advisory Council this month as it continues to grow its legal artificial intelligence offerings. Michigan Law joins several other law schools this year (15 at last count) in spearheading AI-focused initiatives. The school previously introduced:
- an AI and law course
- a clinical initiative exploring access to justice opportunities
- an AI sandbox that allows students to work directly with related tools
Michigan Law announced the council on April 2nd, and it recently convened for its inaugural meeting.
Michigan Law indicated that this move ensures that lawyers are equipped to use AI tools to better serve their clients, and the program will:
- acknowledge that lawyers have the responsibility to question these AI tools, and not accept them at face value
- improve them when possible
- understand the limits of AI tools
Several schools have moved beyond elective courses to create dedicated certificates or mandatory training:
- Mandatory AI Certification: Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Mississippi College School of Law are among the first to require AI certification for all first-year students.
- Specialized Degree Programs: UC Berkeley School of Law and Arizona State University (ASU) have launched special certificate programs and degrees focused specifically on AI law and regulation.
- Course Density: Suffolk University Law School is cited as having a high volume of AI-related offerings, including seven distinct courses.
- Innovative Centers: The University of San Francisco (USF) has embedded AI instruction into required introductory legal writing and research courses through its LexLab.
And, as Dumont notes, referencing our coverage here (thanks!), Relativity and Wickard.ai just announced they are partnering to bring hands-on legal AI training to U.S. law schools!
When law schools are getting serious about offering AI education, that’s a sign of just how big the AI craze is getting! Maybe we could slip a little eDiscovery education in there too, just sayin’. 🤣
So, what do you think? Are you surprised that law schools are getting serious about offering AI education? Please share any comments you might have or if you’d like to know more about a particular topic.
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