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Jan. 5, 2026

How legal professionals are using AI with Bijal V. Vakil

Bijal V. Vakil is a Palo Alto-based partner with Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates who specializes in intellectual property, artificial intelligence and blockchain.

How legal professionals are using AI with Bijal V. Vakil
Bijal V. Vakil, partner, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates

When you're using AI tools for legal research or drafting, how do you verify the output? What's your process for catching hallucinations or errors?

We haven't seen tools that have evolved enough to date to meet our client's standards for legal research and drafting. But there is little doubt with the investment dollars going into legal tech that the tools will get there.

Have you encountered a situation where AI led you astray or ...

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