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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 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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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