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Is It Time To Require Lawyers To Be Competent With GenAI?

By Stephen Embry on January 16, 2026

After watching lawyers get sanctioned almost daily for GenAI hallucinations and inaccurcies while many others claim they’ve never used it, maybe its time for mandatory GenAI CLE. Three states already require tech training. 39 states have adopted Comment 8 to the model competency rule. So there is precedent.

GenAI is too impactful to leave GenAI competency to chance. It’s not as crazy as it sounds. Here’s my Above the Law post making the case.

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    Stephen Embry
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