Legal and FOIA teams are shifting from AI experimentation to day-to-day use. Early adopters report concrete lessons about workflows, records, verification, governance, and how to set goals so AI delivers speed and cost savings without creating new legal risk.
Pick verifiable, defensible AI workflows and require verification at every step.
Design AI processes that account for records management and FOIA obligations.
Keep a human in the loop for judgment, accountability, and defensibility.
How can legal teams move fast, reduce costs, and handle greater volumes of information? 8 minute read September 22, 2026 at 03:07 PM By Krystal Putman-Garcia artificial intelligence. As legal and FOIA teams continue refining their AI workflows, choosing verifiable workflows, accounting for records management, and keeping a human in the loop will go a long way in AI transformation.
Coen AI agents will not eliminate the need for court reporters, videographers, interpreters, production specialists or litigation support teams. Clinic demonstrates this approach by having students build AI tools for real justice issues, proving that combining technology with empathy and iteration prepares lawyers to lead a more accessible legal system.
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