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
Founder
iCommLaw
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iCommLaw(r) is a Bay Area firm specializing in technology, telecommunications and cybersecurity matters.
"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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