From Thinking Like a Lawyer to Prompting Like One:  AI, Legal Education, and the Evolving Role of the Junior Transactional Associate

In this Article, Jozy Allen argues that generative AI in legal practice is fundamentally disrupting the traditional training pathway for junior transactional associates and threatening the development of essential legal judgement. To address the crisis, she recommends that law schools, firms, and regulators overhaul legal education and apprenticeship by integrating structured AI literacy, supervised practice, and updated ethical standards to ensure that new lawyers develop both technical and professional competence in an AI-driven environment.

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