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Register for The Future of the Legal and Medical Professions Symposium, Oct. 26
Law and medicine are navigating new technologies, shifting markets, and an evolving policy landscape reshaping the future of practice.
This full-day symposium brings together leaders, scholars, and Read morepractitioners from Stanford, peer institutions, and industry to discuss the state of the sister professions and strategies that will be essential to prepare for the decade ahead.
Join us on October 26, 2026, to explore the future of work and professional education, the growing role of technology, challenges to public trust and access, and what the legal and medical professions may look like in 2036.
Register: https://brnw.ch/21x6gxK
What happens when legal expertise meets artificial intelligence?
In a recent 60 Minutes segment, Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease LLP highlighted its work with Stanford Law School’s liftlab to develop an internal AI tool built around the knowledge and judgment of senior lawyers.
The Read moretool does not replace attorneys. It helps lawyers prepare more effectively by offering feedback informed by the approaches, preferences and experience of Vorys partners. For trial lawyer Kim Herlihy, that can mean reviewing a draft opening statement and receiving feedback from an AI persona trained on her own professional insights.
As Herlihy noted, AI will not walk into a courtroom to deliver an opening statement. But it can provide another tool to help lawyers prepare for the work only people can do: counsel clients, exercise judgment and advocate before judges and juries.
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What does political freedom have to do with AI safety?
On Thursday, Oct. 8, from 5 to 6 p.m. PDT, the Rule of Law Speaker Series will feature “AI and Political Freedom,” a discussion with Matthew Botvinick, Anthropic’s lead on AI and the Rule of Law.
Botvinick will examine Read morewhy AI safety depends on the political freedom democracy secures — and how AI could place unprecedented pressure on democratic institutions.
The event is co-sponsored by the Neukom Center for the Rule of Law and the Stanford Law AI Initiative. His book, “AI and Political Freedom,” will be available for purchase at the event.
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