L-R: Shiau Yen Chin-Dennis & Amy L. Groff of K&L Gates, and Margaret Hagan of Stanford Legal Design Lab. Courtesy photos K&L Gates Looks to Extend Gen AI Expertise to Access to Justice Fight
The firm partnered with the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School to lead the inaugural AI & Access to Justice Summit.
October 30, 2024 at 02:48 PM
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The original version of this story was published on The American Lawyer
What You Need to Know
- K&L Gates partnered with Stanford University's Legal Design Lab for an inaugural event designed to teach stakeholders about the use of artificial intelligence for underserved consumers.
- The program was a pro bono initiative for K&L Gates, whose leaders are said to have gotten behind the push to harness the power of AI when it comes to serving underserved communities.
- The summit included participation by various individuals both inside, and outside, the legal community, including technologists, legal aid organizations, paralegals and junior attorneys.
Having made headway in using generative artificial intelligence to serve its broader client base, K&L Gates is also looking to apply the technology to pro bono work, partnering with the Legal Design Lab at Stanford Law School to address the access to justice gap.
The inaugural AI & Access to Justice Summit, held on Oct. 18 at Stanford University, was designed to teach key stakeholders how to leverage new technologies to aid underserved communities and pro se litigants. It included hands-on trainings on various AI tools and platforms, and offered participants a glimpse into the current state of legal aid and court help pilot programs.
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