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Law Faculty Use of Artificial Intelligence

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  • 55 Pages
  • November 2024
  • Region: Global
  • Primary Research Group
  • ID: 6026817

This study looks at how 103 law school faculty from more than 60 law schools use artificial intelligence. The study gives highly detailed data on which applications they use, how they use it, and how much. In addition, the study takes a close look on where faculty get their training for artificial intelligence applications, how much they feel that they need such training, and how satisfied they are with their training.

The study helps its reader to answer such questions as: how many faculty have taken AI training from their law schools? From their law library? Through AI or other vendors? How do they feel that the use of AI has impacted their personal productivity? What do they need from AI training that they are not currently getting? How much time do they spend using AI applications?

Data in the report is reported in the aggregate for the entire sample and broken out by many institutional and personal criteria such as law school ranking and size, and personal respondent age, gender and work title, among other variables.

Just a few of this 55-page report’s many findings are that:

  • Use of ChatGPT was higher among faculty who taught more courses, with those teaching two or more courses spending much more time on ChatGPT than faculty who taught less than this or not at all.
  • About 35% of faculty never use AI tools in their teaching or research.
  • Female faculty were more than twice as likely as male faculty to say that their use of AI had made them more productive.
  • Use of law school workshops to learn about AI was particularly common by faculty at top 20 law schools.

Table of Contents

THE QUESTIONNAIRE
  • Characteristics of the sample
  • Institutional Affiliations of the Survey Participant
SUMMARY OF MAIN FINDINGS
  • Time Spent Using ChatGPT
  • Time Spent Using Bard/Gemini
  • Percentage of Faculty with a Paid Subscription to Bard/Gemini
  • Percentage of Faculty with a Subscription to ChatGPT
  • Frequency of Use of AI in Teaching & Research
  • Self-Assessed Impact of AI Tools on Personal Work Productivity
  • Specific Examples of Impact of AI on Teaching or Research
  • Pervasiveness of Law Faculty Use of Law School Workshops on AI
  • Pervasiveness of Law Faculty Use of Law Library Workshops on AI
  • Pervasiveness of Law Faculty Use of Online Courses on AI
  • Pervasiveness of Law Faculty Use of Vendor Training Courses on AI
  • Self-Assessed Need for Further Training in AI
  • Faculty Suggestions for Improving AI Training
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications?
Table 1.1.1 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? ChatGPT
Table 1.1.2 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? ChatGPT Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.1.3 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? ChatGPT Broken out by work title
Table 1.1.4 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? ChatGPT Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.1.5 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? ChatGPT Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.1.6 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? ChatGPT Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.1.7 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? ChatGPT Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.1.8 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? ChatGPT Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 1.2.1 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? Bard/Gemini.
Table 1.2.2 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 1.2.3 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by work title
Table 1.2.4 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 1.2.5 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 1.2.6 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 1.2.7 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 1.2.8 How many minutes in the past week have you spent using each of the following applications? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 2 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services?
Table 2.1.1 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? Bard/Gemini.
Table 2.1.2 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 2.1.3 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by work title
Table 2.1.4 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.1.5 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.1.6 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 2.1.7 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 2.1.8 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? Bard/Gemini. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 2.2.1 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? ChatGPT.
Table 2.2.2 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? ChatGPT. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 2.2.3 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? ChatGPT. Broken out by work title
Table 2.2.4 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? ChatGPT. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 2.2.5 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? ChatGPT. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 2.2.6 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? ChatGPT. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 2.2.7 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? ChatGPT. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 2.2.8 Do you have a subscription that requires the payment of a fee for any of the following services? ChatGPT. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 3.1 How frequently do you use AI tools in your teaching or research?
Table 3.2 How frequently do you use AI tools in your teaching or research? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 3.3 How frequently do you use AI tools in your teaching or research? Broken out by work title
Table 3.4 How frequently do you use AI tools in your teaching or research? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 3.5 How frequently do you use AI tools in your teaching or research? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 3.6 How frequently do you use AI tools in your teaching or research? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 3.7 How frequently do you use AI tools in your teaching or research? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 3.8 How frequently do you use AI tools in your teaching or research? Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 4.1 If you use AI tools, how have they impacted your personal productivity?
Table 4.2 If you use AI tools, how have they impacted your personal productivity? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 4.3 If you use AI tools, how have they impacted your personal productivity? Broken out by work title
Table 4.4 If you use AI tools, how have they impacted your personal productivity? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 4.5 If you use AI tools, how have they impacted your personal productivity? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 4.6 If you use AI tools, how have they impacted your personal productivity? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 4.7 If you use AI tools, how have they impacted your personal productivity? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 4.8 If you use AI tools, how have they impacted your personal productivity? Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Can you provide a specific example where AI significantly benefited your research or teaching?
Table 5 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? (Select all that apply)
Table 5.1.1 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law school workshops.
Table 5.1.2 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law school workshops. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 5.1.3 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law school workshops. Broken out by work title
Table 5.1.4 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law school workshops. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.1.5 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law school workshops. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.1.6 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law school workshops. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 5.1.7 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law school workshops. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 5.1.8 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law school workshops. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 5.2.1 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law library workshops or tutorials.
Table 5.2.2 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law library workshops or tutorials. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 5.2.3 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law library workshops or tutorials. Broken out by work title
Table 5.2.4 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law library workshops or tutorials. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.2.5 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law library workshops or tutorials. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.2.6 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law library workshops or tutorials. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 5.2.7 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law library workshops or tutorials. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 5.2.8 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Law library workshops or tutorials. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 5.3.1 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Online courses.
Table 5.3.2 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Online courses. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 5.3.3 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Online courses. Broken out by work title
Table 5.3.4 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Online courses. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.3.5 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Online courses. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.3.6 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Online courses. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 5.3.7 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Online courses. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 5.3.8 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Online courses. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 5.4.1 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Vendor training sessions.
Table 5.4.2 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 5.4.3 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by work title
Table 5.4.4 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.4.5 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.4.6 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 5.4.7 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 5.4.8 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Vendor training sessions. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 5.5.1 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Self-taught.
Table 5.5.2 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Self-taught. Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 5.5.3 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Self-taught. Broken out by work title
Table 5.5.4 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Self-taught. Broken out by age of respondent
Table 5.5.5 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Self-taught. Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 5.5.6 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Self-taught. Broken out by public or private law school
Table 5.5.7 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Self-taught. Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 5.5.8 Where did you receive training for using AI tools? Self-taught. Broken out by self-described law school ranking
Table 6.1 Do you feel you need more training in AI tools offered through major publishers of legal case databases and other legal materials?
Table 6.2 Do you feel you need more training in AI tools offered through major publishers of legal case databases and other legal materials? Broken out by law school enrollment
Table 6.3 Do you feel you need more training in AI tools offered through major publishers of legal case databases and other legal materials? Broken out by work title
Table 6.4 Do you feel you need more training in AI tools offered through major publishers of legal case databases and other legal materials? Broken out by age of respondent
Table 6.5 Do you feel you need more training in AI tools offered through major publishers of legal case databases and other legal materials? Broken out by gender of respondent
Table 6.6 Do you feel you need more training in AI tools offered through major publishers of legal case databases and other legal materials? Broken out by public or private law school
Table 6.7 Do you feel you need more training in AI tools offered through major publishers of legal case databases and other legal materials? Broken out by number of courses taught last semester
Table 6.8 Do you feel you need more training in AI tools offered through major publishers of legal case databases and other legal materials? Broken out by self-described law school ranking
What suggestions do you have for improving the use of and training in AI tools in your law school?

Sources / Contributors

  • Ave Maria School of Law
  • Belmont University College of Law
  • Bernstein Shur/Boston College Law School
  • Boston University
  • BU Law
  • Charleston School of Law
  • Columbia Law School
  • Creighton University School of Law
  • University of Texas Law School
  • Drexel University
  • Emory University School of Law
  • Fordham Law School
  • Georgetown Law School
  • Georgia State Univ College of Law
  • Gonzaga University Law School
  • Hakeem, Ellis, Marengo & Ramirez
  • Harvard Law School
  • Jacksonville University College of Law
  • McGill University Faculty of Law
  • Mitchell Hamline School of Law
  • Moritz College of Law Civil Clinic
  • NCCU School of Law
  • North Carolina Central University School of Law
  • Northeastern University School of Law
  • Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
  • Northwestern university
  • NSU college of law
  • OR Law
  • Orange County District Atty
  • Penn Carey Law School
  • Roger Williams University School of Law
  • Rogers College of Law
  • Rutgers Law School
  • S.J. Quinney College of Law, University of Utah
  • Sinclair College
  • South Texas College of Law
  • Southern University Law Center
  • Stetson University Law School
  • Syracuse University
  • Texas Tech University School of Law
  • The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
  • The University of Akron School of Law
  • The University of Tennessee College of Law
  • University of Richmond
  • UBC
  • UF
  • UNC Law School
  • Univ of Tennessee College of Law
  • University of Exeter
  • University of Florida, Levin College of Law
  • University of Georgia
  • University of Illinois Chicago School of Law
  • University of Minnesota Law School
  • University of Mississippi School of Law
  • University of Missouri
  • University of Oklahoma
  • University of Pennsylvania Carey Law School
  • University of Pittsburgh School of Law
  • University of South Carolina Joseph F. Rice School of Law
  • University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
  • University of St. Thomas
  • University of Texas School of Law
  • University of Utah
  • University of Virginia
  • University of Washington School of Law
  • UNT Dallas College of Law
  • Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
  • Washington Univ in St Louis
  • West Virginia University College of Law
  • Widener Commonwealth Law School
  • William S. Boyd School of Law, UNLV
  • Yale Law School

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