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ACAL American Council on AI and Law

Research

We prioritize evaluation-first work. Before AI is used in high-stakes legal settings, it should be measured with clear criteria, documented limitations, and reproducible methods.

Productivity and practice transformation

We study how AI changes legal work in practice, including what improves efficiency and what new bottlenecks or verification steps appear.

Designing

AI adoption patterns in law firms

Understanding adoption differences across firm sizes, practice areas, and operating models.

Survey instrument and adoption playbook outline

Access to justice

We evaluate public-interest use cases and the conditions under which AI can safely broaden access to legal help.

Designing

Access to justice through AI

Evaluating where AI can broaden access to legal help, and how to reduce harm in public-facing use.

Use-case taxonomy and evaluation checklist for public-facing tools

Measurement and accountability

We develop evaluation methods and safeguards for legal AI, including traceability, fairness, and privacy in real workflows.

Releases

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Technical reports and benchmark results will appear here.