Date: Wednesday, June 17, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM ET/12:00 PM – 1:00 PM CT/11:00 AM – 12:00 PM MT/10:00 AM – 11:00 AM PT
Section on Technology, Law and Legal Education
This session will prepare attendees for teaching a wide range of audiences, ranging from undergraduate students to faculty to lawyers to librarians to the general public, on how to most effectively and ethically integrate AI into their work and lives. As AI literacy becomes essential to being not just a good attorney but also a responsible consumer of information, law librarians are well-placed to create dynamic and engaging sessions that reinforce fundamental lessons that can be tailored to specific groups. The session highlights how the award-winning University of Wisconsin AI outreach program is adapted for different audiences, skill levels, and level of GenAI access.
Bonnie Shucha, Associate Dean, Library & Information Services, Law Library Director, University of Wisconsin School of Law
Bonnie Shucha is the Associate Dean and Director of the Law Library at UW Law School. She holds a J.D. from UW Law and master’s degrees in library science and history from UW-Milwaukee. She writes and speaks on generative AI in legal practice, legal research, scholarly visibility, women’s history, and Tribal law.
Bonnie had held numerous leadership roles in the legal and library communities. She currently serves on the Wisconsin Court System’s Artificial Intelligence Committee and the State Bar’s Wisconsin Lawyer magazine editorial board. In January, she received the Association of American Law Schools’ Law Libraries and Legal Information Section Award, in part for her work on AI literacy.
Kristopher Turner, Associate Director, Law Library, University of Wisconsin School of Law
Kris Turner is the Associate Director of Public Services at the University of Wisconsin Law Library, where he oversees the reference and circulation departments. He also teaches Legal Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Law Practice and, with Bonnie, co-teaches Advanced Legal Research. Bloomberg Law recognized both courses for Law School Innovation in 2024. Kris was also selected as a Library Journal Mover and Shaker in 2025.
Kris has written articles focused on GenAI, library outreach, the law of libraries, and space law. He has served as the presidents of the Wisconsin Library Association, the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin, and a number of committee and programming roles for the American Association of Law Libraries.
Together, Bonnie and Kris help coordinate AI literacy education at the Law School, working to provide every graduate with the skills and judgement to use AI tools ethically and effectively. They have also taken AI literacy education beyond campus — reaching more than 4,000 attorneys, judges, librarians, and members of the public across Wisconsin and beyond.
