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Mar. 4, 2026

When AI does the lawyering and ethics take a back seat

Generative AI may speed up legal work under tight deadlines, but overreliance risks creating hallucinated case law, professional sanctions and ethical pitfalls that threaten both attorneys and clients.

Anita Taff-Rice

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When AI does the lawyering and ethics take a back seat
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"We've got a long way to go and a short time to get there," a lyric from the 1977 comedy Smokey and the Bandit perfectly captures how many attorneys feel every day. With the deadline for an important legal brief fast approaching, the workload far exceeds the time available, and no one on the litigation team has time to help. What to do?

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