First Amendment CLE Course Catalog

From Ideation to Innovation. Witness how the AAA went from identifying client pain points to building and implementing AI solutions via an innovative and democratic program that jump-started the launch of AI tools to enhance client services. Learn how to build a cross-departmental team that ideates, develops and builds AI solutions centered around solving internal and external client pain points.

Generative AI has taken the world and the legal industry by storm, even though law librarians and information professionals know that other types of AI have already been in use in databases for years. The panelists will review the current state of generative AI in legal research platforms, including candid comments from directors on the front lines of implementation and testing. The directors will share their experiences with some of these tools as well as talking about the overall AI roadmap, and specifically, what short and long term impact they think AI will have on legal research and the legal market generally. Generative AI is certainly a hop topic in 2023 and this program will ensure attendees get a preview of what is ahead for the rest of 2024.

This program will discuss how to pursue academic and law firm/legal entity collaboration that will better train law students to be tech fluent and tech forward practitioners ready to meet the ever-changing burden of technical competency required for the ethical practice of law. The discussion will draw on lessons learned through a series of prior, ongoing, and future collaborations which the panelists have been a part of, both collectively and individually.

This session focuses on "Regulatory and Licensing Updates" and will provide an overview of the latest developments and changes in the regulatory and licensing landscape within the financial services industry. We will cover critical updates on regulations, compliance requirements, and licensing that directly impact financial institutions and service providers.

Step into the future of advertising! Discover how artificial intelligence isn’t just enhancing, but revolutionizing the way we understand and engage with consumers. Experience the groundbreaking innovations that are setting new benchmarks in the world of marketing.

Lawyers want to see them solve the access to justice crisis. Regulators want to see them shut down. And Silicon Valley wants to invest. One thing everyone can agree on: the genie is out of the bottle, and it’s not going back in.

ChatGPT is so 2023. An entirely new wave of AI capabilities is coming this year, changing how corporate and commercial lawyers work… again. Scott Stevenson, CEO & engineer at Spellbook, will demonstrate a number of recent breakthroughs in AI and what they will mean for corporate & commercial lawyers: mimicking your style and preferences, accessing your knowledge-base, seamlessly connecting between email and Word, stopping hallucinations and more.

Technological advancements, global influences, changing client expectations, and recent societal shifts have transformed the legal profession, fundamentally altering its talent demands. Join us in this session to explore the challenges, trends, and best practices shaping talent acquisition and retention in the legal profession.

This session will dive deep into the disruptive forces reshaping the legal ecosystem and explore how these new players are revolutionizing the way legal services are delivered. We will also tackle the question, “Are these disruptive forces encroaching on the core offerings of traditional law firms or creating symbiotic relationships that lead to better outcomes for clients?”