Frances M. Green, Of Counsel in the Employment, Labor & Workforce Management practice, in the firm’s New York office, was quoted in Inside Higher Ed, in “Michigan Law Adds AI Essay Prompt,” by Johanna Alonso. (Read the full version – subscription required.)
Following is an excerpt:
In 2023, the University of Michigan Law School made headlines for its policy banning applicants from using generative AI to write their admissions essays.
Now, two admissions cycles later, the law school is not only allowing AI responses but actually mandating the use of AI—at least for one optional essay. …
Is AI Inevitable for Lawyers?
Frances M. Green, an attorney with Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., who specializes in AI, told Inside Higher Ed that she believes the ability to use and engage with AI will eventually become a required skill for all lawyers. That doesn’t mean just using it to write court filings but also understanding how to manage the use of AI-generated evidence—say, the notes of a physician who uses AI technology to listen to and summarize appointments, rather than old-fashioned, handwritten doctors’ notes.
“I believe lawyers who use AI will replace lawyers who don’t,” she said. “I think that is very, very true. And judges even, in some jurisdictions, are encouraging the use of artificial intelligence tools.”
Even so, Green noted that she doesn’t really like how Michigan’s question is phrased, because applicants may be inclined to over- or understate how much they use AI based on what they think the admissions officer is looking for.
