Josh LaPorte on Learning by Doing

Josh LaPorte on Learning by Doing

From Practising Law Librarian by Practising Law Institute

November 13, 2025 · 58 min · Episode 24

About this episode

Josh LaPorte discusses his career in law librarianship and the impact of AI on legal research.

Josh LaPorte, supervisory librarian at the United States Court of International Trade, discusses his career trajectory, including stints in his high school library, as a cataloger, as a library assistant, filling in for various library jobs, in several law school librarian posts, and in his current position. LaPorte shares his experiences navigating the evolving landscape of legal research, including the integration of AI tools. He emphasizes the importance of understanding bias in AI-generated results and its potential benefits and limitations in legal applications. LaPorte also highlights the challenges and opportunities associated with developing library skills and the role of paralegal education in enriching legal librarianship. The Practising Law Librarian brings you conversations with — and for — the law librarian community. PLI is proud to offer resources including PLI PLUS, the award-winning legal research platform, to support the essential work of law librarians and practitioners. Please note: CLE is not offered for listening to this podcast, and the views and opinions expressed within represent those of the speakers and not necessarily those of PLI.

People in this episode

Guest: Josh LaPorte

Topics covered

  • legal research
  • AI in law
  • library skills development
  • paralegal education
  • career trajectory

Keywords

  • legal librarianship
  • AI tools
  • bias in AI
  • cataloging
  • law school libraries

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: United States Court of International Trade, Practising Law Institute

Products: PLI PLUS

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