Course curriculum

    1. Colin Levy

    2. Course overview

    1. AI and machine learning

    2. What are large language models?

    3. Key AI terminology

    1. Transactional work

    2. How a transactional trainee's role has evolved

    3. Contentious work

    4. Advisory work and research

    5. AI tools that law firms are using

    1. How AI can help with research notes

    2. How AI can help to draft documents and emails

    3. How AI can review and summarise information

    4. How AI can make sense of fragmented notes, calls, and inboxes

    1. How to create strong prompts

    2. Prompt patterns and playbooks

    3. Key examples of prompts that junior lawyers could use

    1. Confidentiality considerations

    2. Mitigating the risk of hallucinations

    3. Honestly around the use of AI

    4. Dos and don’ts checklist for trainees

    1. What do firms expect when recruiting

    2. Experimenting in a low risk environment

    1. Colin Levy's key takeaways

    2. Further insights and learning

AI for lawyers

  • 25 lessons
  • 2 hours of video content

Why is this course the best introduction to AI for lawyers?

In short, because our speaker's unique combination of experience working as a lawyer, at a legal tech business, and as a legal AI author and thought leader means he can speak with genuine authority about the AI tools, processes, risks and use cases that lawyers in practice must understand.

  • The most comprehensive online course specifically built to demystify AI for aspiring and incoming commercial lawyers.

  • Cuts through the complexity, offering a comprehensive definitions glossary and explanations only in plain English.

  • Includes countless real life examples of how AI tools are used in practice by transactional, contentious and advisory teams.

  • Offers a detailed guide to writing legal prompts, and presents a series of draft prompts that you can try for yourself.

  • Sets out the steps you can follow to develop the confidence and proficiency using AI that law firms expect from day 1.

Instructors

General Counsel and AI author Colin Levy

Colin S. Levy is General Counsel and Evangelist at Malbek, a contract lifecycle management platform, and Adjunct Professor of Technology & Law Practice Management at Albany Law School. Colin writes and speaks widely on legal technology, AI, and the future of legal practice, and his commentary appears regularly across legal media. Over more than a decade of in-house practice spanning cybersecurity, education technology, and SaaS, he built a career translating legal technology and AI into practical guidance for lawyers navigating a changing profession. He is the author of The Legal Tech Ecosystem: Innovation, Advancement & the Future of Law Practice and Code Switched: A Lawyer's Guide to the Era of AI, co-author of CLM for Dummies, and editor of the Handbook of Legal Tech.

Commercial Law Academy Founder & Ex-Freshfields Lawyer Jake Schogger

Jake Schogger is a best-selling commercial awareness author, ex-Magic Circle lawyer, and the founder and CEO of Commercial Law Academy. He also co-founded SQE revision platform Law Student Academy. He trained at Freshfields, then spent years at a boutique law firm advising start-ups and scale-ups on a range of corporate, commercial and employment matters. He has also worked extensively as a career coach, and continues to deliver employability and skills presentations at leading universities and law firms across the UK. Connect with Jake on LinkedIn via www.linkedin.com/in/jakeschogger

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5 star rating

Excellent course about AI in law

libby mourant

Highly recommend this course for any law students or professionals wanting to learn from the best! Very informative

Highly recommend this course for any law students or professionals wanting to learn from the best! Very informative

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Highly useful and relevant

Glesni Reece

Very interesting points raised, demonstrating the importance of using AI effectively and ethically in the legal profession. Highly relevant given the growing...

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Very interesting points raised, demonstrating the importance of using AI effectively and ethically in the legal profession. Highly relevant given the growing use of AI today!

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