Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) is rapidly transforming the legal landscape. Prominent legal research giants such as Westlaw, Lexis and Casetext have all announced the integration of GenAI technologies into their various offerings. From automating and enhancing research, to streamlining the process of document review, and even drafting documents, GenAI holds great potential to transform the legal industry.

However, this transformative power comes with its own set of challenges. Overreliance and misuse of GenAI tools have been prominently featured in the news, where lawyers admitted to using GenAI tools to draft briefs but failed to identify AI-generated fictitious citations. In the most high-profile case of this kind, Mata v. Avianca, the court sanctioned counsel for that oversight. See Case No. 22-CV-1461 (S.D.N.Y. June 22, 2023); see also, e.g., People v. Crabill, No. 23PDJ067, 2023 WL 8111898 (Colo. O.P.D.J. 2023) (suspending attorney); Park v. Kim, No. 22-2057 (2d Cir. Jan. 30, 2024) (referring attorney to Grievance Panel for investigation and for consideration of referral to Committee on Admissions and Grievances for submitting brief relying on non-existent ChatGPT-generated citations).