Technology
Oct. 28, 2026
What research says about meeting AI verification duty
A legal citation can be perfectly real--and still be wrong. Research reveals why AI-assisted legal research makes these errors and how attorneys can verify its work before filing.
Derek Oestreicher
Derek Oestreicher, former chief deputy attorney general at the Montana Department of Justice.
A legal citation can be perfectly real--and still be wrong.
That distinction is becoming increasingly important as courts and legislatures impose more explicit requirements on attorneys who use artificial intelligence in their legal work. Fabricated cases may attract the most attention, but research suggests that AI-assisted legal research presents a broader problem: authentic authorities cited for propositions they do not support, quotations that do not appear in the opinions and ...
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