The Vanderbilt AI Law Lab is dedicated to exploring the transformative potential of artificial intelligence in legal education and the practice of law. Our mission is to foster deep curiosity, critical creativity, and radical collaboration, bridging the gap between technology and law to enhance legal services and legal education.
A foundational focus of the Vanderbilt AI Law Lab curriculum is the ethical use and development of AI in legal services. We are deeply committed to understanding and addressing the ethical implications of employing AI tools in legal practice, ensuring that these technologies enhance justice and fairness. Simultaneously, we seek to delve into the ethical foundations of AI models and platforms themselves, exploring the values embedded in their design and operation. This dual approach ensures that our engagement with AI is not only innovative but also responsible and reflective of our commitment to ethical legal practice.
| AI in Law Practice | Law as a Business | Quantum Technology: Legal and Societal Implications of the Quantum Age |
| AI Augmented Legal Research | Legal Operations | Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and the Law |
| Artificial Intelligence in the Workplace: Legal and Policy Implications | Legal Problem Solving | The Law of Data as an Asset |
| Data in Law Practice | Legal Practice Technology | VAILL Practicum |
In the keynote conversation from the 2025 Vanderbilt AI Governance Symposium, leaders from law, industry, and policy explore the future of artificial intelligence accountability, transparency, and governance.
Launched in the fall of 2023, our student workshop series has been one of our most successful initiatives, reaching law students who would otherwise miss out on important AI education.
Our course prepared us to engage in meaningful conversations about AI with our clients and colleagues (in work through the Stanton Foundation First Amendment Clinic). In particular, our lessons were such that our team knew how to responsibly use AI from the get-go, adding to and refining—but never replacing—our research and work product. None of this would have been possible without our class and the foundation it gave us.
VAILL offers a range of resources to provide hands-on guidance for AI integration in legal practice. This includes a dedicated resource hub, which serves as a central repository of knowledge and best practices in the AI of law. Additionally, our regular newsletter will keep the community updated on the latest trends, breakthroughs, and educational opportunities. VAILL staff and affiliated professionals also offer learning opportunities, virtually and in-person, aimed at practical skills development and knowledge-sharing in the evolving field of legal AI. For more information about custom AI in law opportunities, contact Mark Williams.