Critique v. Composition: Rethinking Memos, Motions, and Briefs in the Era of AI and the NextGen Bar

Published: December 2025

Legal writing professors face a pivotal moment in legal education. The introduction of the NextGen bar exam and the rise of generative AI are fundamentally changing how we need to prepare our students for legal practice. While these two developments might seem distinct, they both demand the same core competency: the need to strengthen critical reading and evaluation skills.