Corporate legal departments are increasingly looking to see how outside counsel use artificial intelligence (AI). At a recent DRI, Association of Lawyers Defending Business conference, legal leaders from Bayer, Fifth Third Bank, and Progressive discussed how AI is entering outside-counsel guidelines and requests for proposals. One panelist captured the competitive shift: outside counsel who learn…

The legal profession’s apprenticeship model has never been as reliable as many might think. Junior lawyers do not automatically learn from late-night proofreading, routine markups, or being assigned work without guidance. Their development often depends on being paired with a senior lawyer who has the time and skill to teach, and work on matters that…