(16 minutes)

Understanding and leveraging Generative AI is becoming increasingly important in the legal profession. By demystifying technical jargon, this module provides a clear and practical understanding of how Generative AI can transform legal practice. You'll also learn about the foundational technologies, its role in the legal field today, and how to address concerns for its safe and effective adoption.

(12 minutes)

This module delves into some pressing concerns regarding the utilization of Generative AI tools: What security risks do they pose? And what can we do to mitigate those risks? We'll offer a comprehensive understanding of these challenges, contextualized for current Generative AI technologies on the market.

(15 minutes)

This module provides legal professionals with a foundational understanding of how to harness the power of Generative AI in their practice. Participants will understand how “effective prompting” can be used to get the best out of Gen AI applications. Rooted in real-world legal scenarios, the course underscores the significance of precision, context, and creativity in crafting prompts.

(14 minutes)

This module examines drawbacks in Generative AI technology: its inability to incorporate current information in responses, and its tendency to return inaccurate information. We share scenarios that illustrate these drawbacks and provide actionable steps to mitigate them.

(17 minutes)

This module describes several ethical issues that arise with the development and use of Generative AI technology. It provides lawyers with a series of hypotheticals that help them spot the issues and tradeoffs inherent in using Gen AI tools. Through engagement with these hypothicals, lawyers can apply legal standards of conduct to the responsible use of Generative AI technology.

(13 minutes)

Our clients rely on us to provide trusted guidance on subjects that impact their businesses. In this module, you’ll gain practical skills for conversing with clients on the topic of Generative AI and develop an action plan to uncover their true concerns and explore their unique approaches to this technology, putting yourself in a position to better meet their needs.

(14 minutes)

In this module, we'll dive into the transformative effects of Generative AI on the utilization of data within legal practices. By engaging with hands-on activities, you'll gain a firmer grasp of the multifaceted nature of legal datasets. We'll also examine real-world examples where Generative AI technologies provide strategic solutions for challenging data accessibility and synthesis issues. To wrap up, you'll be prompted to become a data advocate: to think creatively about ways our firm can integrate data and Generative AI into our legal processes and workflows.

(13 minutes)

In this module you will explore the strengths, capabilities, and limitations of Generative AI as they pertain to use cases in legal practice. You’ll learn general best practices for brainstorming legal use case ideas that you can use for any technology, then turn to spotting specific legal use cases for Generative AI.

(11 minutes)

In this module, you'll explore the capabilities and the limitations of Generative AI as they pertain to litigation tasks throughout the litigation lifecycle. You'll gain practical tips on how to use Gen AI technology to accomplish tasks, such as drafting complaints, counterarguments and counterclaims, motions to dismiss, and deposition questions. In addition, you'll get a chance to think about use cases that would be good candidates for Gen AI technology in your own litigation practice.

(12 minutes)

Generative AI is a powerful tool that can be leveraged for many transactional law use cases. In this module, you'll learn why Gen AI is a useful tool for legal applications and gain actionable tips for using Gen AI technology in your transactional practice. We'll provide a deep dive into how to use a Gen AI tool for client consultation and engagement, drafting contractual terms, and post-closing activities such as providing clients will a summary of key contractual dates.

(13 minutes)

Generative AI tools are becoming more widely used in the legal and business sectors, creating new opportunities and challenges for intellectual property (IP) rights. In this module, you will review the key IP issues that arise from the use of Gen AI tools, such as the potential for infringement from both training the Gen AI models and using their output. You will also explore how the market is responding to these IP issues and likely future developments in this area. Finally, you'll practice spotting issues that could arise from your clients' use of Gen AI tools and identify when to refer clients to people in the firm who can advise them on these points.

(15 minutes)

Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) systems have the potential to deliver the best of what Generative AI technology has to offer, while overcoming many of the limitations inherent in public-facing Gen AI tools. In this module, we'll review what RAG systems are and how they can mitigate some of the limitations of Gen AI technology, such as hallucinations, inaccuracies, and biases. We'll also identify best practices for using RAG systems in legal environments, and explore legal use cases for RAG technology.

(12 minutes)

Business Development is a crucial activity for everyone in a law firm, but finding the time to do it well can be difficult, particularly given the fast pace of our day-to-day work. Generative AI can help solve this problem. Used correctly, it can create drafts of business development materials in far less time than it would take to do it on your own. This module explores the strengths and limitations of Gen AI technology when applied to business development tasks and provides actionable tips to help you use it responsibly and effectively.

(12 minutes)

Law firms are adopting Generative AI (Gen AI) technology in ever greater numbers, and its ability to transform and augment legal work is increasingly apparent. But to make our transition to a Gen AI-enabled firm a success, we all must be aware of the security and ethical issues that these tools present. In this module we’ll look closely at issues that can arise when proprietary Gen AI applications have access to firm data, and we'll provide you with actionable tips to use Gen AI tools responsibly and safely. Together, we can ensure that our Gen AI systems continue to protect our data, respect our ethical walls, and meet the needs of our staff and our clients.

(12 minutes)

Professional development is important for every member of our law firm. Generative AI can complement traditional professional development strategies, such as in-person and virtual training courses, coaching, and mentoring, adding a valuable tool to the professional development toolbox. In this module, we’ll explore the benefits and responsible uses of Gen AI for professional development. We'll offer real-life examples that can help you incorporate the technology into your continuous learning plan.

(10 minutes)

Discover how generative AI technology can revolutionize the way you communicate in your legal practice. In this interactive module, you’ll learn how to implement gen AI in your own work, adapt your communications to specific audiences, and save valuable time by automating routine tasks.

(10 minutes)

This module will help you stay ahead of the curve in the rapidly evolving field of generative AI. You’ll learn advanced methods that will help you get the most from this technology, such as Chain of Thought prompting, Content Summarization with a Specific Focus, and Prompt Reframing. These techniques will help you interact more effectively with gen AI tools, allowing you to produce more accurate and relevant results.

(9 minutes)

In this module, you will examine how generative AI is transforming the legal profession and discover the skills you need to thrive in the AI era. You will also learn how to adopt a new mindset that embraces change and innovation and how to leverage your uniquely human strengths to provide value to your firm and your clients. This module will help you enhance your career prospects and prepare for the future of law.

(12 minutes)

In this module, you will learn what Copilot from Microsoft is, and how the desktop, embedded, and web-based versions differ. You will gain a basic understanding of the security and privacy aspects of working with Copilot. You will then examine a series of scenarios demonstrating ways in which Copilot can create efficiencies in common workflows, before considering how you might achieve similar, or greater, results.

(14 minutes)

In this module, you will learn about common categories of legal technology applications as they relate to typical workflows in any law firm. You will gain a basic understanding of the different outcomes each category of application is intended to achieve, as well as some example products within that category. You will also gain an appreciation of how the rise of generative AI has prompted those applications to change, for example by adding new capabilities or addressing new use cases.