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Apr. 16, 2026

AI in legal writing: a tool for the thoughtful practitioner

What was once experimental is now embedded in litigation practice, raising a question for litigators: does AI improve advocacy, or simply accelerate the same habits--good and bad alike?

Stella Chang

Associate
Murphy Rosen LLP

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AI in legal writing: a tool for the thoughtful practitioner
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Artificial intelligence is now part of the conversation in legal practice. What was, until recently, experimental is now increasingly embedded in day-to-day practice. For litigators, the shift raises a practical question: Does AI meaningfully improve advocacy, or does it simply accelerate existing habits--good and bad alike?

At its core, litigation writing has not changed at all. The lawyer's task remains what it always has been: to master a large and of...

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