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Above the Law · September 10, 2026

Vanderbilt Law School Starts Students Practicing Depositions On AI Witnesses

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THE AI ANGLE
Simulating hostile or cooperative witnesses and evaluating deposition skills

Vanderbilt Law School has partnered with AltaClaro to introduce DepoSim, an AI deposition simulator that lets students practice questioning dynamic digital witnesses across multiple hypothetical cases. This initiative addresses a shifting industry model where law firms expect practice-ready recruits earlier while reducing internal training budgets, effectively pushing the burden of practical skills instruction back onto legal education. For curriculum designers and legal educators, this marks an emerging integration of generative simulation tools into core coursework and legal clinics to build practical competencies.

THE TEACHING ANGLE
AI simulators enable low-stakes trial practice where students can embrace direct, metrics-based feedback without the fear of impacting client outcomes or employment prospects.

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