{"slug": "to-ai-proof-lawyers-some-law-schools-restrict-technology", "title": "To AI-Proof Lawyers, Some Law Schools Restrict Technology", "summary": "The University of Chicago Law School banned laptops, tablets, and phones in classrooms to help students develop oral argument skills that AI cannot replace. The move aims to future-proof lawyers against automation by emphasizing human-centric legal abilities.", "body_md": "To AI-Proof Lawyers, Some Law Schools Restrict Technology\n\nkathryn.palmer…\n\nLast week, the University of Chicago Law School announced a ban on laptops, tablets and phones in the classroom. The goal is to help students develop critical oral argument skills, which AI likely won’t take over from human lawyers any time soon.", "url": "https://wpnews.pro/news/to-ai-proof-lawyers-some-law-schools-restrict-technology", "canonical_source": "https://www.insidehighered.com/news/tech-innovation/artificial-intelligence/2026/07/14/ai-proof-lawyers-some-law-schools-restrict", "published_at": "2026-07-14 07:00:00+00:00", "updated_at": "2026-07-14 09:40:57.006706+00:00", "lang": "en", "topics": ["artificial-intelligence", "ai-ethics", "ai-policy"], "entities": ["University of Chicago Law School"], "alternates": {"html": "https://wpnews.pro/news/to-ai-proof-lawyers-some-law-schools-restrict-technology", "markdown": "https://wpnews.pro/news/to-ai-proof-lawyers-some-law-schools-restrict-technology.md", "text": "https://wpnews.pro/news/to-ai-proof-lawyers-some-law-schools-restrict-technology.txt", "jsonld": "https://wpnews.pro/news/to-ai-proof-lawyers-some-law-schools-restrict-technology.jsonld"}}