AI & Ethics in Law

LAW-The Wyoming Paralegal Association

Artificial intelligence is transforming the legal profession, but its use comes with important ethical responsibilities.

Join us for a CLE exploring the practical applications and ethical challenges of AI in legal practice, including confidentiality, competence, supervision, accuracy, judicial conduct, and emerging regulatory standards.

Topics will include:

Ethical obligations under the ABA Model Rules.
Identifying AI inaccuracies and fabricated legal citations.
Protecting confidential client information.
AI vendor compliance, supervision, and ethical billing.
Legal precedents and evolving regulatory frameworks.
Learn how to leverage AI responsibility while protecting clients, maintaining professional standards, and navigating the changing legal landscape.

Session Agenda: CLE-Agenda.pdf

Learning Objectives:

1. Participants will identify and analyze key ethical considerations for paralegals under the ABA Model Rules, including Competence, Confidentiality, and Supervision, when integrating generative AI tools into legal research and document drafting.
2. Participants will discuss how to apply practical verification techniques to detect AI hallucinations or inaccurate legal citations, and execute data security protocols to protect confidential client information from unauthorized disclosure.
3. Participants will learn how to utilize firm-wide AI compliance checklists to evaluate third-party vendor terms, maintain proper supervision logs, and adhere to ethical billing standards for tech-assisted tasks.

CLE Hours = 1 Legal Ethics