Unlock advanced strategies from Boolean logic to Generative AI to maximize your efficiency. Learn to locate precise answers faster while safely navigating the modern research landscape.
Unlock the power of digital tools to revolutionize your legal research. This interactive, scenario-based CLE course is designed to equip attorneys with strategies for quickly and confidently navigating statutes, case law, and secondary materials. You'll master online research strategies that not only boost your competency but also help you effectively balance the benefits and risks of emerging legal technologies. By the end of the course, you'll be empowered with cutting-edge methods to enhance your legal research and remain a forward-thinking, highly competent attorney in today's digital age.
Guided by industry experts, this session breaks down the spectrum of search methodologies, helping you determine when to cast a wide net with natural language and when to utilize the surgical precision of terms and connectors. Participants will also gain critical insights into the latest advancements in legal technology, including extractive and generative AI tools that can synthesize complex information and draft legal documents. Beyond mere mechanics, the course addresses the ethical obligations surrounding technology, emphasizing data security and the duty to verify AI-generated citations.
Key learning outcomes include:
Join us to transform your research strategy, ensure compliance with Model Rules on technological competence, and learn to search smarter, not harder.
The NYS Academy of Trial Lawyers is the largest statewide trial bar in the US with 5,700+ lawyer and judge members. We are committed to protecting, preserving and enhancing the civil justice system. Our highly acclaimed CLE programming features extraordinary presenters covering the most timely and important topics.
Research Consultant at LexisNexis
Will Prest is a LexisNexis Research Consultant and East Coast Consulting AI expert for Lexis+ AI™ in New York City. William has been with LexisNexis for over five years and advises hundreds of law firms, attorneys, and law firm staff with a thorough and efficient legal research strategy. Will graduated from the University of Cincinnati College of Law, and prior to joining LexisNexis he moderated focus groups to develop litigation strategy.
Solutions Consultant for Lexis Nexis
Jeremy currently works as a Solutions Consultant for LexisNexis, specializing in cutting-edge technological solutions for legal professionals. He also serves as a Magistrate Judge in Connecticut, hearing small claims, traffic, and housing cases. After attending the University of Notre Dame, he spent the next 23 years serving in various positions in the U.S. Army and earned numerous military decorations. Along the way, he earned a Master's in Business Administration, a Juris Doctor, and a Master's in Strategic Studies.
