Future-ready lawyer event examines AI
Almost three-quarters of lawyers at the recent ‘Future-ready lawyer’ event in Cork said that one of the largest potential benefits of using AI in legal work would be its ability to enable lawyers to focus on strategic work.
Adoption
On 27 May, in-house and public-sector practitioners gathered to explore this topic at the Kingsley Hotel.
They heard about managing key stakeholders, the safe adoption of new technologies, and what lies ahead for the legal profession.
The event was presented by Law Society Skillnet in collaboration with the In-house and Public Sector Committee and the Southern Law Association.
Welcome addresses were given by SLA president Jonathan Lynam and committee chair Róisín Magee.
The session closed with a lively panel discussion. The panel emphasised data governance in AI implementation and agreed that a practical AI acceptable-use policy could help mitigate some of the risks, while empowering in-house and public-sector lawyers to adapt to the new technologies.