Damien Riehl

12 minutes read AI Summary Berkeley Law just published what might be the most restrictive student AI policy in legal education. The rule, effective Summer 2026, prohibits AI use for almost every part of a student's substantive work, from brainstorming to outlining to exam prep, with limited carve-outs for professor opt-in and basic research. The policy gets some things right, including a clear default rule and the responsibility it places on students for citation accuracy.

9 minutes read AI Summary AI hallucinations, fake case citations or real cases cited for propositions they don’t support, are the most-discussed risk in legal AI right now. Across roughly 40 million U.S. court cases filed since January 2023, only about 955 have included a documented AI hallucination. But the lawyers and pro se litigants who do file them keep getting caught, sanctioned, and named in published opinions.

10 minutes read AI Summary Lawyers are leveraging AI to reclaim administrative hours and increase billable capacity by as much as 25%, directly boosting firm profitability. By automating routine tasks like time tracking, research, and drafting, legal professionals can reduce burnout and achieve a more sustainable work-life balance without sacrificing quality. Like this summary? Manage AI can create summaries like this for your cases and documents.