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#110 | Teaching Law in the Age of AI

Artificial Intelligence – Oct 2025

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#110 | Teaching Law in the Age of AI
Broadcast Date: October 16, 2025

EPISODE SUMMARY | IA CONFERENCE | BIOGRAPHIES | RELATED DOCUMENTATION

EPISODE SUMMARY

Artificial intelligence is reshaping legal education — but is it a powerful learning tool or a shortcut that weakens critical thinking?

In this episode, Host David Lazzam speaks with Dean Trevor Farrow (Dean and Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School) about the growing use of AI in law schools. Together, they explore the tension between innovation and academic integrity, the fear of overreliance, and the responsibility of legal institutions to prepare students for a profession where AI is already part of daily practice.

Guest

Trevor Farrow, Dean & Professor, Osgoode Hall Law School

Host

David Lazzam, Lawyer

CONFERENCE

Artificial Intelligence and the Law

In March 2026, CIAJ will hold a national conference on artificial intelligence and justice. This event will build on the reflections of the roundtables held in 2025, enriched by the perspectives of the various stakeholders consulted. It will aim to formulate concrete recommendations to guide the use of AI in the Canadian justice system.

This conference will be a unique opportunity to assess the current state of affairs, share best practices, highlight grey areas and explore future avenues compatible with the fundamental values of the justice system. It may also contribute to the development of a pan-Canadian framework on the ethical, legal and technical issues raised by AI.

Date: March 30-31, 2026
Location: Toronto, ON

BIOGRAPHIES

Trevor Farrow

Trevor Farrow is the Dean and a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School.

Trevor C.W. Farrow, AB (Princeton), BA/MA (Oxford), LLB (Dalhousie), LLM (Harvard), PhD (Alberta), is the Dean and a Professor at Osgoode Hall Law School in Toronto. He is the Chair of the Canadian Forum on Civil Justice and was the founding Academic Director of the Winkler Institute for Dispute Resolution and former Director of the York Centre for Public Policy and Law. Professor Farrow is internationally recognized as a leading scholar on access to justice, legal process and the profession. His scholarship is widely published in Canada and internationally. He has taught and lectured at universities across Canada and around the world. Professor Farrow has received teaching awards from Harvard University and Osgoode Hall Law School. Professor Farrow was formerly a litigation lawyer in Toronto.

David Lazzam

David is CIAJ’s 2024-25 articling student, having recently graduated from the University of Ottawa Common Law program. He previously obtained a bachelor’s and a master’s degree in Political Studies from Queen’s University. While in law school, he conducted legal research pertaining to law reform for groups such as the Ottawa-Ecojustice Environmental Law Clinic and the Canadian Association of Refugee Lawyers, and served as the Canadian Bureau Chief of the international legal news site JURIST.