Legal Intelligence Meets AI: A New Era of Practice

This course equips legal professionals with practical skills to integrate AI into their practice. Learn to streamline research and boost efficiency using Westlaw Precision with CoCounsel. Through hands-on demos and real-world examples, discover how AI frees up time for strategy and client engagement. Stay ahead in a tech-driven legal world.

• Explore the historical context and rapid advancements of AI, particularly generative AI, and its significant impact on the legal landscape.
• Understand the critical difference between open-source AI models and closed-source, legally vetted AI platforms, highlighting the risks of unverified content and the importance of accurate, quality-controlled data in legal research.
• Discover how legal research providers meticulously curate and enhance data through rigorous processes like editorial corrections, content organization (e.g., topic and key number systems, headnotes), and precision filters to ensure reliability and searchability for AI-driven tools.
• Learn about cutting-edge AI functionalities in legal platforms, including AI-assisted search, document review (Quick Check), and advanced AI legal assistants (CoCounsel).
• Gain practical insights into using AI for diverse legal tasks: generating legal summaries, conducting targeted research, extracting specific information from documents, and assisting with deposition preparation and timeline creation.
• Address crucial security and ethical considerations surrounding AI in legal practice, including data privacy and the responsible use of AI tools to maintain client confidentiality and professional integrity.
• Look ahead to the future of legal AI, including the development of agentic AI and its potential to revolutionize multi-step legal workflows, providing a roadmap for upcoming technological advancements in the field.

Equip yourself with the knowledge and skills to navigate this new era of practice, leveraging AI to enhance efficiency, accuracy, and strategic decision-making in your legal work.