Weil Starts Special AI Program for Summer Associates
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Weil Gotshal & Manges has launched a new training program for some of its summer associates, who will spend their 1L stint working on the ...
Weil Gotshal & Manges has launched a new training program for some of its summer associates, who will spend their 1L stint working on the ‘development and use of AI in legal practice’ alongside the firm’s Lawyer Augmented Solutions Engineering and Research (LASER) team.
Those who are selected for 2027 will also receive offers to return the following year as members of Weil’s 2028 2L Summer Associate Program, ‘giving them early exposure to the development of legal technologies followed by experience applying them in legal practice’.
Sounds like a great opportunity for those young lawyers who really want to be hands-on with legal AI.
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In terms of what it will include, the New York-based firm said that over the course of the 10-week program, those selected ‘will work on active legal projects, learn Python from the ground up, build a neural network and explore the technologies underlying the large language models increasingly used in legal practice’.
‘Working under the guidance of a dedicated LASER Architect mentor, participants will help develop legal software applications and contribute to academic research on artificial intelligence and the law. Participants will also take part in select elements of Weil’s broader summer programming,’ they added.…
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