Legal Clerk Fired Over ChatGPT Use

Law Clerk Fired for Using ChatGPT in Legal Documents

• A law clerk was dismissed for using ChatGPT to draft legal documents without verifying the information.
• The Utah court discovered a non-existent case, “Royer vs Nelson,” in the document.
• Sanctions were imposed due to fake citations in the legal filing.
• The employer acknowledged the error and implemented an AI policy post-incident.

The law clerk’s dismissal followed the Utah court’s discovery of fabricated references, including a fictitious case, leading to sanctions and prompting the employer to establish an AI policy.