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Above the Law · September 29, 2026 · On the brief until October 13, 2026

Legal Ethics Roundup: Ethical AI Billing Practices, Judge Resigns To Avoid Sanction, Law School Accreditation Limbo, Judge Reprimanded For Shooting Suggestion, AI Patchwork, MT Legal Deserts & More

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Fabricating citations in court filings

Courts and state bar associations are addressing the role of artificial intelligence in legal drafting and client billing. Ethics guidance confirms that billing rules remain the same, requiring hourly charges to stay reasonable and reflect actual work. Practitioners who submit filings generated by software now face penalties if they fail to catch fabricated citations.

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Colleagues can discuss how firms should bill clients when software performs tasks that once took multiple billable hours.

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