Event to explore ‘promise and pitfalls’ of legal AI
The Law Society is holding a lunchtime webinar on the theme of AI and human connection next week.
The live Zoom event is being hosted by Law Society Psychological Services, in collaboration with Law Society Professional Training.
It takes place on Wednesday 30 April, which is also Workplace Wellbeing Day, from 1.30pm to 2.30pm.
The webinar is worth one CPD hour for client care and professional standards (by e-learning).
Supporting the human side of work
The event will explore the question of how to ensure that AI supports, rather than replaces, the human side of work in the legal profession.
It looks at both the promise and the pitfalls of AI in the legal sector.
The webinar will look at how AI can create more time for meaningful work, improve access, and offer new insights – but also how it can reduce connection, limit mentorship, and affect how people relate to one another.
The speakers are:
- Sarah Irwin (entrepreneur and former SaaS General Counsel at Irish tech unicorn Tines),
- Paula Fearon (partner and head of project services at McCann FitzGerald LLP),
- Padraic Rowley (principal product manager at A-powered customer-services platform Genesys), and
- Dr Dale Whelehan (behavioural scientist and senior psychological executive, Law Society).