The AI Docket: Deploying AI In Litigation Strategy

Like with most industries, law firms are exploring various use cases for AI in the practice and business of law. While many days feature headlines of hallucinated case citations and other misuses of AI in litigation, there is a less-told story about the use of AI in the legal industry: not about having AI conduct research, write briefs, or analyze client documents, but about using AI as a tool for litigation intelligence, analytics, and strategy.

For example, litigators can use AI to better understand the court and judge in their cases. Different judges do not interpret or apply the law in an identical manner—their experience, perspective, and preferences all matter. While attorneys have traditionally relied on anecdotal information about their judges, AI could review and assess hundreds or even thousands of decisions and opinions to uncover patterns potentially missed by a human eye. Does a judge favor certain doctrines, or approach dispositive motions in a