How Attorneys are Using AI: Practical use of AI tools, disclosures, judges treatment, and ethics

Session I - AI and Lawyering – Michael G. Colantuono

Michael Colantuono will provide a brief outline of what generative AI is, review the practical options available to practicing attorneys to use AI, synopsis the strengths and weaknesses of each, and provide advice on how best to make use of the technology. He will also address ethical and disclosure issues associated with generative AI.

Key Topics:

• Generative AI
• Practical options are available for attorney’s use of it
• Strengths and weaknesses of AI tools available for lawyers
• Ethical implications of lawyer use of AI

Session II - The Ethics of GenAI: How attorneys can adopt and use the technologies in their practice - Ronald J. Hedges, Gail L. Gottehrer

Use of artificial intelligence and generative artificial intelligence (“GenAI”) by attorneys implicates a number of ethical obligations. These obligations begin with the duty of competence and continue through the Rules of Professional Conduct. This session will examine those rules, how the rules apply to Gen AI, and suggest measures that might be taken by attorneys to discharge their ethical obligations in the context of GAI.

Key Topics:

• Comprehend the nature of GenAI and its applications
• Learn how judges are addressing GenAI
• Recognize the ethical implications of GenAI use

Date / Time: November 15, 2024

• 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm Eastern
• 1:00 pm – 3:10 pm Central
• 12:00 pm – 2:10 pm Mountain
• 11:00 am – 1:10 pm Pacific

Closed-captioning available