Friday, November 8, 2024, 9:30 am – 3:00 pm ET
9:30 – 9:45 a.m.
Welcome and Introduction to Program
9:45 – 10:45 a.m.
Introduction to Artificial Intelligence
Our panelists will provide an overview of generative AI, including recent developments. They will discuss the historical development of generative AI, comparing it to extractive AI, and providing examples of the use of generative AI. The promise and the perils of generative AI will be explored, along with the current legal and regulatory framework relating to it.
10:45 – 11:00 a.m.
Break
11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Generative AI for Corporate Attorneys
The panelists will discuss specific generative AI products for corporate attorneys, including those from Lexis, WestLaw, and Bloomberg, products being developed by other providers, and law firm proprietary products and how these products are being used by corporate attorneys. The panel will address attorney and law student training on these tools. The panel will also consider how attorneys should discuss the use of generative AI with their clients, including how costs (including non-attorney staff) are passed on. Panelists will discuss how clients are using generative AI in their own businesses and the legal issues that use could create.
12:00 – 12:50 p.m.
Lunch Break
Get up, stretch, and enjoy lunch.
12:50 – 1:50 p.m.
Preparing Law Students for the Use of AI in Legal Practice
Panelists will describe issues presented in education by generative AI, including academic integrity and policies around student use of generative AI products on assignments and tests. The panel will review how law students are explicity teaching and using generative AI, discuss the generative AI products available to law students and the training that is provided for their use. What new career paths does generative AI create for the coming generation of lawyers? What do practitioners want law schools to teach law students to ensure that they are AI-literate or AI-practice ready?
1:50 – 2:00 p.m.
Break
2:00 – 3:00 p.m.
Ethical Issues Related to the Use of Generative AI in Law Practice
Panelists will discuss the host of ethical issues created by the use of generative AI, including those cataloged in the ABA’s July 29, 2024, Formal Opinion on Generative AI Tools. The myriad of professional responsibility issues include competence, confidentiality, communication, candor towards a tribunal, supervision, and fees.
3:00 p.m.
Adjourn