Why law students need play, failure and AI: University of Michigan’s Vivek Sankaran, Bridgette Carr and Josef’s Sam Flynn weigh in on Law.com

Law school trains you to always get it right, but the University of Michigan’s Vivek Sankaran and Bridgette Carr say perfectionism holds students back.

Earlier this year the AI Law and Policy Clinic put this idea into practice.

Working on platforms like Josef, students built AI solutions designed to help unrepresented community members navigate complex legal systems, creating tools to help with everything from parenting time schedules to emergency toolkits for parental authority.

Students came away knowing how AI can help with routine, repetitive work. The biggest lesson, though? Building “a more human, accessible legal system” still depends on lawyers bringing empathy, accountability and compassion.

Read their article in full on Law.com.