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I am an undergraduate student at the University of Central Florida majoring in Legal Studies, with plans to attend law school after graduating in December. I have a strong interest in corporate and civil law, and I am passionate about building a career that combines legal knowledge with real-world application.
As the owner of a small beauty business, I have gained valuable experience in client relations, time management, and business operations. These experiences have strengthened my ability to stay organized, work efficiently, and adapt in fast-paced environments. I am highly task-oriented and motivated by productivity and continuous growth.
Outside of my academic and professional pursuits, I enjoy traveling and meeting new people, which has broadened my perspective and enhanced my communication skills.
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AI in the Courtroom
The event I chose to watch online was “AI in the Courtroom” with Judge Scott Schlegel. I came across the event through LegalFuel.com, a link provided in the assignment description. I chose this event to watch online because a new big part of research and assistive help through the internet is generative AI. Generative AI, according to Google's definition, is “a subfield of artificial intelligence that uses generative models to produce text, images, videos, or other forms of data.”. It has the ability to answer a multitude of questions anyone might have and as well as perform tasks like writing an email, writing an essay, and or even write an Instagram caption. Though some might find it lazy or even odd, it's become very popular amongst different career fields as well as in schools.
In the video, Judge Schlegel discusses the use of AI when working on a case as a lawyer and in the courtroom. He discusses the benefits of generative AI like its use in assisting with deeper research into information needed to be discussed in the courtroom. He believes it aids in enhancing efficiency in oral arguments without overstepping human made judgement. The Judge also discusses that it is still important to remember to simply “do your job”, AI is a tool that helps like a law clerk would, but should never be abused in terms of doing the legal work for lawyers. There are laws already in place such as Rule 11, which allows judges to penalize “hallucinated” output.
In terms of my thoughts on the video, prior to watching I was very skeptical to any form of AI. Just the thought of people abusing technology to do less brainwork made me nervous. So when clicking on this video and initially thinking that the video was going to be about lawyers using AI to do their work for them, in an odd sense, I felt relieved at the end of it. Being in the law field naturally requires tons of reading and the remembrance of a lot of information. Obviously, it is possible to do it without AI, as many have done for hundreds of years now. Yet there are often arguments in the courtroom concerning the application of certain laws and whether it is relevant or not to the case, which then leads to lawyers having to further research whether their argument is or isn’t valid. I feel after watching this video that generative AI as Judge Schleger said could be very useful in providing efficient information/research that is consistent with the facts of a case and help trials run smoothly while upholding the law in its nature when considering the facts. Instead of overstepping in legal work, all it would do while being in accordance with the law is aid in having an accurate legal thought process.