I see the future of legal education transforming before our eyes, and I’m excited to share that I’m contributing in my own small way to that transformation. My Fall 2024 syllabus for “Artificial Intelligence and the Law” at Michigan State University College of Law is now available on the Syllabi Commons, thanks to John
Don’t Miss Out: Final Law Department Innovation Keynotes with 2024 Pricing
If innovation is on your law department’s agenda for 2024, this message is for you. As 2024 draws to a close, I’ve found myself reflecting on how far the world of law department innovation has come—and how much work remains. There’s one small problem: I have only one or two open slots left for 2024…
How Can Law Professors Effectively Teach AI Literacy to Law Students? LegalRnD AI Studio
How Can Law Professors Effectively Teach AI Literacy to Law Students?
Last spring at the Michigan State University College of Law and the MSU Center for Law, Technology & Innovation we introduced the “LegalRnD AI Studio,” a groundbreaking mini-course series designed to elevate law students’ AI literacy, focusing on practical skills in generative AI. I…
Handout from my AI Prompting Workshop at the Great Lakes Legal Conference
I had a great time presenting about AI at the 2024 State Bar of Michigan’s Great Lakes Legal Conference last week. It was cool to have four Michigan Supreme Court Justices in one of the sessions.
As part of my ongoing effort to help make the Michigan legal community leaders in AI and law, I…
My “Successful Innovation Outcomes in Your Law Department” Keynote Offering – Perfect for Summer 2024
Is your leadership team asking for more innovation from your law department? Is delivering innovation results on your department or personal annual objective list?
C-suites are demanding that their general counsels and law departments accelerate their efforts to keep pace with innovation goals across the organization. They want their law departments to be as creative…
Legal AI Best Practices and Definitive Answers, Legal AI Geniuses and Gurus, and Legal AI Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My!
As summer arrives and my grading season has ended, I find myself eagerly anticipating some quality time experimenting with generative AI. After a spring semester filled with teaching a course on AI and the Law and conducting numerous prompting experiments, I am ready to continue my exploration.
This excitement is tempered by the sheer volume…
Personal Learning Assistants: My Summer AI Project
I’m wrapping up a busy semester. Lots of AI. I taught a class called AI and the Law and did a 3-session mini-class called the LegalRnD Studio at Michigan State University College of Law to teach students and others about AI prompting. I have a couple of other AI CLE presentations coming up in June…
Handout from “Ethical Implications of Generative AI for the Michigan Lawyer” Presentation
Ethical Implications of Generative AI for the Michigan Lawyer: Navigating the Digital Landscape
Frequently Asked Questions (December 2023 Version)
Dennis Kennedy*
Executive Summary
How might the evolution of generative AI impact the legal profession in the next 5-10 years?
In the rapidly evolving landscape of legal technology, AI has emerged as a powerful tool with…
Slides from my Recent AI Presentation
I recently presented to a great audience at the State Bar of Michigan Information Technology Law Section’s Annual conference about AI. I described my presentation as an introduction to AI for not-overly-technical lawyers. And it was a lot of fun. Although I’m now concentrating on speaking a private events, it was great to do a…
Adding a ‘Group Advisory Layer’ to Your Use of Generative AI Tools Through Structured Prompting: The G-A-L Method
Adding a ‘Group Advisory Layer’ to Your Use of Generative AI Tools Through Structured Prompting: Using Personas for Advisory Boards, Task Forces, Mastermind Groups, and Other Collections of Personas to Assist in Evaluations, Assessments, Recommendations, Decision-making, and much more (Including Law-related Examples)
A Kennedy Idea Propulsion Laboratory White Paper
By Dennis Kennedy
September 10…