AI tips and tools for law students

Research case law and more

Seek out precedents and speed up legal research with search and generative AI tools. Experts are continuously improving legal AI, moving us toward better AI-powered legal research. Many tools speed up the research process, but they should also be fact-checked. The stronger your prompt is, the better your chance of getting an accurate result. Try AI prompts like these to quickly pull up research of all kinds:

• Give me a list of the five most recent United States Supreme Court decisions relating to family law. Provide two governmental or academic sources for each decision.
• Summarize legal precedents established by [case], and make a list of any cases that challenged or modified those precedents. Provide three peer-reviewed sources to support your findings and analysis.

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Study with AI

From memorizing legal terminology to practicing critical reasoning and closing statements, generative AI is a convenient law school study buddy. There are multiple ways to use AI as a legal practice tool for law students. Try AI prompts like these to take advantage of your personal law school study partner:

• Provide 20 flashcards covering key aspects of [legal topic]. After we’ve gone through them all, make a list of those I got wrong for further review.
• Pretend you’re a prosecutor cross-examining a witness. After each statement you make, ask if I would take any action (object, move to strike, etc.) and on what grounds. At the end of ten statements, review my actions and suggest other actions I could have made. Provide opportunities where objections would likely be sustained.

Get critical feedback

AI tools review various media to provide feedback. Request a thoughtful review of anything from a written brief to an opening statement video. Multimodal and generative AI tools analyze your submitted media to offer both detailed stats and recommendations for improvement. Try prompts like these to receive AI feedback on your law school work:

• Analyze this speech focusing on the following: pacing, clarity, repetition, and persuasiveness. [attach file or provide URL]. Highlight examples of what you find.
• Review this client brief. Tell me if I’m following standard format and where I can be more concise. Provide tips for future brief writing.

Prep for the LSAT

When it’s time to take the LSAT, prep with AI. Use generative AI to familiarize yourself with the exam, answer practice questions, and receive personalized study tips. Try prompts like these to prepare for that last hurdle between you and your legal career:

• I’m prepping for the LSAT. Provide an overview of what I should expect. Based on my grades in the following subjects, suggest supplemental learning resources that primarily focus on my weakest areas as they relate to LSAT sections: [attach grades].
• Help me practice for [LSAT section]. Give me 20 questions, review my answers, and explain any I get wrong. Provide additional resources for areas where I need improvement.

Study harder, get more done, and even have fun doing it with AI tools for law students. For more college and law school tips, like advice on writing your law school personal statement, head to the Life Hacks hub.