Legal Cyber Academy

Impact of AI on the Practice of Law

Taught by Daniel B. Garrie

eDiscoveryLevel: Beginner59m

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Overview of Impact of AI on the Practice of Law

The rise of generative AI has brought long-standing questions about automation to the forefront for attorneys. This seminar provides a primer on artificial intelligence, reviewing primary types of reasoning and how machine learning works, explores AI's many legal applications with specific eDiscovery use cases, examines AI's current and potential future impact on the profession, and discusses how attorneys should prepare and adapt while upholding ethical and legal standards.

What you’ll learn in Impact of AI on the Practice of Law

  • Explain the fundamentals of artificial intelligence and machine learning
  • Identify practical applications of AI in the legal industry, including eDiscovery
  • Assess the current and future impact of AI on the legal profession
  • Adapt to AI developments while upholding ethical and legal standards

Audience and prerequisites

Who should take this courseImpact of AI on the Practice of Law

Attorneys wanting to understand how AI works, what it can be used for, and its limitations in legal practice.

Curriculum

  1. 1. Understanding Artificial Intelligence

    Primer on AI, types of reasoning, and how machine learning works.

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  2. 2. Practical Applications of AI in the Legal Industry

    Use cases for AI, including eDiscovery.

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  3. 3. Impact of AI on the Legal Profession

    Benefits and concerns about attorneys being replaced by AI.

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  4. 4. Ethical and Legal Considerations with the Adoption of AI

    How attorneys should prepare and adapt responsibly.

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Your instructors

Portrait of Daniel B. Garrie

Daniel B. Garrie

Founder, Law & Forensics; Neutral at JAMS; Faculty at Harvard

Law & Forensics LLC · JAMS · Harvard · Rutgers Law School · Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare

Daniel B. Garrie is the founder and executive managing partner of Law & Forensics LLC, a boutique cybersecurity and forensic engineering firm he co-founded in 2008. He serves as a neutral, arbitrator, and forensic special master at JAMS, focusing on cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and complex technology disputes, and holds faculty appointments at Harvard and Rutgers Law School. A patented software inventor and prolific author, he is editor-in-chief of the Journal of Law & Cyber Warfare and a widely cited authority on computer forensics, eDiscovery, and cyber litigation.

Portrait of David Harvey

David Harvey

Barrister; Judge (Ret.)

Judge David Harvey (Ret.) is a barrister and a member of Sangro Chambers in Auckland, New Zealand, who served as a District Court Judge for 32 years. An award-winning academic on law and information-and-communications-technology matters, he authored the leading New Zealand texts internet.law.nz and Collisions in the Digital Paradigm, and has presented widely on how technology can improve court and judicial processes and access to justice. He speaks on artificial intelligence in the legal profession, including its practical applications and the ethical and legal considerations of its adoption.

Portrait of Shawnna Hoffman

Shawnna Hoffman

President, Guardrail Technologies

Guardrail Technologies

Shawnna Hoffman is president of Guardrail Technologies, a company working on responsible and ethical AI, and is a stakeholder in the UN Internet Governance Forum's Dynamic Coalition on Blockchain Assurance and Security, representing the Government Blockchain Association. She previously served as global co-leader of IBM's Cognitive Legal practice. She co-founded Women in eDiscovery and Women in AI & Blockchain, and co-authored eDiscovery Plain & Simple. At Legal Cyber Academy, Shawnna Hoffman teaches on the impact of artificial intelligence on the practice of law.

Portrait of Ben Colman

Ben Colman

Co-Founder and Chief Executive Officer, Reality Defender

Reality Defender

Ben Colman is co-founder and chief executive officer of Reality Defender, a deepfake detection company. He has scaled multiple companies at the intersection of cybersecurity and data science over 15 years. Before founding Reality Defender he led cybersecurity commercialization at Goldman Sachs and worked with the partnerships team at Google. On April 16, 2024 he spoke before the U.S. Senate Subcommittee on Privacy, Technology, and the Law at its hearing "Oversight of AI: Election Deepfakes." He holds an MBA from NYU Stern and a bachelor's degree from Claremont McKenna College. At Legal Cyber Academy, Ben Colman teaches on the impact of AI on the practice of law.

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