Texas A&M Law launched a brand new five-city series that explores the relationship between AI and legal practice. Dubbed "LAW2050: The Future of Practice," the nationwide event series will explore the transformative impact of artificial intelligence and other emerging technologies on the legal profession.
The series features renowned futurists, tech leaders, attorneys, and judges who will examine how these changes will reshape legal institutions and practice in the intermediate future.
"The legal market stands at the brink of dramatic transformations," said Texas A&M School of Law Dean Robert B. Ahdieh. "Until recently science fiction, AI is suddenly disrupting every aspect of legal practice. The scope of change notwithstanding, we think the future of law is discernable."
The "LAW2050" series comes at a critical juncture for the legal profession. Beyond law's technologization, the industry is experiencing unprecedented firm growth and consolidation, trends accelerated by private equity investments in the legal market. Additionally, traditional concepts of territorial borders and courts as physical spaces are being challenged by digital technologies.
The series kicks off with two thought-provoking “power lunch” events in April, followed by several others throughout 2025 announced later in the year.
Humans vs. Machines? | San Francisco | Monday, April 14, 2025
This inaugural session brings together the General Counsel of OpenAI Che Chang, former USPTO Director and Founder-CEO of Obsidian Strategies Michelle Lee, and UC Berkeley Professor Hany Farid one of the nation's leading scholars of technology and innovation. The conversation will explore the evolving relationship between AI and human lawyers, examining what legal practice might look like in 2050.
The Future of Adjudication | New York City | Tuesday, April 29, 2025
The second event features Katherine Forrest, a former federal judge for the Southern District of NY and partner at Paul-Weiss law firm; Frank Pasquale, Cornell professor of law and nationally renowned AI law scholar and author; and David Lat, founder of Original Jurisdiction (Substack) and a leading commentator on the legal profession. This distinguished panel will examine technology's impact on judicial roles and the future of human adjudication in an increasingly automated legal landscape.
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