AI And Pro Se Litigation: How LLMs Are Reshaping Legal Strategy

Over the past few years, developments in artificial intelligence in the form of Large Language Models, or LLMs, have opened many legal doors for pro se litigants – some not to their benefit. Attorneys should be aware of how this technology can increase the difficulty of litigating against frivolous claims and defenses.

Individuals who cannot afford legal representation, and who do not have valuable-enough claims to hire attorneys on contingency, certainly face a daunting task of litigating pro se. In some instances, the hope that artificial intelligence (AI) tools could be used to help level the playing field has already been borne out. For example, pro se litigants have successfully used AI tools to prevent evictions and defend themselves in debt collection actions.¹ Ideally, LLMs could create a win-win scenario, where pro se litigants successfully avoid losing out on valid claims or defenses, while helping attorneys on the other side of the case avoid the often