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Overview
As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations.
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Generative AI is transforming the legal profession, providing unprecedented efficiencies in research, document drafting and client communication. It is also transforming client expectations and behaviour. However, it also raises significant ethical risks, from client confidentiality to accuracy. Safe use of generative AI in legal practice requires lawyers to thoroughly understand its specific professional and ethical challenges.
Equip yourself to navigate the ethical challenges of generative AI use with confidence, exploring practical case examples, regulatory frameworks, and effective risk management strategies. This course will provide you with the fundamentals to integrate AI responsibly and competently into your practice.
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Published: January 2025
Key takeaways
- Understanding Generative AI: Gain a foundational understanding of how Generative AI works and how it is already being used in legal practice.
- Navigating Ethical Challenges: Explore the critical ethical issues relating to Generative AI including confidentiality, accuracy, and supervision.
- Regulatory Frameworks: Learn about existing guidelines issued by courts and regulators plus and the key provisions of the Uniform Law applicable to safe and ethical AI use.
- Responsible AI Use: Discover practical strategies to effectively mitigate these ethical risks and safely leverage AI in your practice.
Meet the expert
Cathryn Urquhart
Professional Skills Trainer & Coach
Cathryn has over 30 years experience in the legal profession both as a lawyer in private and in-house practice and more recently in running her own successful business in training and coaching.
Reviews
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Highly recommendedEven for a Gen AI newbie, this course explained in simple terms what risks can arise from using Gen AI in a legal practice and outlined practical steps you could take to address those risks. Interesting and useful course.A. Crockett, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Great courseGiving clear guidance on the use of AI in legal practiceS. McComish, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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GoodRaises some interesting current ethical challenges and practice risks and provides practical ways to mitigate them as the legal environment is evolved by technology.M. Hornby, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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excellent courseWell presented with excellent insightsC. McKelvey, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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The course was very clear and informative. A pleasure to attend.The Course was very clear and informative. It was well presented and a pleasure to complete.C. Nolan, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Good practical informationGood practical advice and guidance on use of AI.T. Mak, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Great course!Good, up-to-date refresher about use of Gen AI and its legal and ethical implications.V. Au, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Thought provokingUseful discussion around the ethical issues of using Generative AI.K. Strang, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Great summary of AI and legal practiceWell paced, thoughtful review of the current approach to using AI in legal practice.J. Blanchard, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Interesting and topical course on issues with AIWell presented course with interesting content, relevant real world examples and the right level of detail to be useful.A M. Rutherford, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Great overview of the risks of using AIThe course identifies the risk areas accurately and is easy to follow.D. Smart, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Interesting and relevant courseThis was an interesting and relevant course that was easy to follow and enjoyable to participate in. The links to practice notes and guidelines were particularly helpful.K. Scarf, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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This is a great courseThe course was easy to follow and relevant to today's changing landscape when it comes to AI and the law.S. Riddington, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Very informative.This course was interesting and thought provoking.L. Savage, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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Excellent courseWell structured and thought provoking course. A number of very useful points made.R. Ottley, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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An excellent discussion/presentation on the ethical and practical advantages and risks in using AIThe course was informative and interesting.V. Avery, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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The course gives a comprehensive analysis of the advantages and pitfalls of the use of Generative AI in legal practiseThe course gave comprehensive examples of the use of AI in legal practice and examples of how the courts, both in Australia and overseas, have dealt with some of these issues. Additionally, guidelines and prescribed Practice Notes were covered together with practical advice for firms' policies for the use of Generative AI.S. Anderson, SolicitorNavigating the Future: Generative AI and Legal Ethics As generative AI reshapes how lawyers work, understanding and addressing its accompanying ethical challenges has never been more critical. Gain practical insights to help you safely and effectively utilise generative AI while upholding your professional and ethical obligations. ÂLawCPD
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