AI in the Law Office: Competence and Confidentiality in the Era of Generative Tools

Paralegal Association of Florida, Inc.

Generative AI has moved quickly from novelty to daily fixture in legal work, and paralegals are often the first to use it for research, drafting, summarization, and document review. That front-line role carries real responsibility. This session gives paralegals a practical grounding in how these tools work, where they fail, and what professional duties govern their use. We will look at the well-documented risk of fabricated citations and unreliable output, the confidentiality concerns raised when client information is entered into third-party systems, and the supervision and verification expectations that flow from the Florida Bar’s ethics guidance on generative AI. The goal is to help paralegals use these tools confidently while protecting the client, the supervising attorney, and their own professional standing.

Learning Objectives:

1. Spot common AI failure modes and verify before work product leaves the office;
2. Assess confidentiality risks of entering client data into AI tools; and
3. Understand supervision and competence duties governing AI-assisted work under Florida Bar guidance

Session Agenda: NALA-CLE-Approval-Request-Form-Moriarty-AI.pdf

CLE Hours = 1 Technology