Oregon Reporter Podcast

Ethical Implications of Generative AI for the Legal Profession, with Rebekah Hanley (S1:12 ); 

Date of Publishing: April 7, 2025

MCLE ID No: 120505

(Approved by the OSB MCLE Department as of April 7, 2025)

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Show Notes: 

Study (University of Minnesota, School of Law): AI-Powered Lawyering: AI Reasoning Models, Retrieval Augmented Generation, and the Future of Legal Practice, March 4, 2025, Shwarcz, Manning, Barry, Cleveland, Prescott, Rich

Blog Post (One Useful Thing): 15 Times to use AI, and 5 Not to, Ethan Mollick

Article (Suffolk University Law School): The Legal Ethics of Generative AI, Andrew Perlman

ABA Formal Opinion 512

OSB Formal Opinion 2025-205

Oregon State Bar Bulletin, April 2024 (The AI Issue)

1. Justice Brooks: Understanding Generative AI: A Primer for the Next Step in AI and its Legal Applications


2. Shannon Gormley: Reality is More Complex: AI’s Efficiency Isn’t a Direct Line to Increased Access to Justice


3. Melody Finnemore: The Next Generation: Law Schools Navigate AI Amid Rapidly Changing Landscape

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