The Stanford Law AI Initiative advances interdisciplinary research, teaching, and engagement with industry leaders and policymakers. The Initiative brings together faculty, students, centers, labs, and external collaborators to inform how AI is developed, governed, and used responsibly in law and public life.

Located in the heart of Silicon Valley and embedded in Stanford University’s research ecosystem, the law school has decades of leadership at the intersection of law and technology.

Advancing Research and Scholarship

To advance and coordinate Stanford Law’s AI-related research and scholarship, the Initiative acts as a hub to bring together the school’s AI-driven centers, labs, and clinics. This includes the Legal Innovation through Frontier Technology Lab (liftlab), the Deborah L. Rhode Center on the Legal Profession, and the Regulation, Evaluation, and Governance Lab (RegLab). For the full list, see Affiliated Organizations.

Across these programs, faculty and students develop and evaluate AI tools for legal services, study how AI is transforming legal practice and access to justice, and collaborate with regulators, courts, and governments to modernize public systems and strengthen fairness and accountability.

Stanford Law faculty members are producing leading scholarship on AI’s implications for core areas of law, including intellectual property, health care, civil rights, administrative and election law, and corporate governance.

Teaching and Training

The AI Initiative also integrates AI across the Stanford Law curriculum, preparing students to engage critically with the technologies that are reshaping the legal industry. Courses and clinics explore topics such as technology regulation, the ethics and governance of generative AI, and business leadership for lawyers in the age of AI. Students gain hands-on experience with large language models and other AI tools in coursework and clinics.

The Initiative also supports faculty development and an executive education program that trains practicing lawyers, policymakers, and academics nationwide.

Partnerships and Public Engagement

The Initiative convenes leaders from academia, industry, government, and the legal profession to address urgent questions about AI governance and legal institutions. Faculty members and researchers work closely with legal and AI industry partners through the Initiative’s labs and centers. Annual conferences, workshops, and visiting expert programs create platforms for collaboration and policy engagement.