In 2025, we saw greater adoption of generative artificial intelligence tools across all areas of the legal industry. Will 2026 bring more of the same? Or will there be a backlash or reaction of some sort?
April Dawson isn’t going to wait. The associate dean of technology and innovation and law professor at North Carolina Central University School of Law doesn’t idly stand by looking for permission to chart the course at the intersection of law, technology and legal education.
Gordon J. MacDonald believes the justice system fails the people it serves. Day after day, the New Hampshire Supreme Court chief justice says he, like many working in state courts, sees that more than 90% of those in court for issues like domestic violence, small claims and divorce do not have lawyers.
According to Zachary Zarnow, the legal system isn’t working for everyday people. When nonlawyers encounter a law-related issue, such as fighting eviction or pursuing an employer for wage theft, they find the court system unnavigable, he says.
