Continuing Legal Education Program

Information

This CLE SharedEd program can be reported as MCLE credits but is not eligible for Alaska Bar discounts or free CLE certificates. 

In this essential CLE, lawyers Cynthia Sharp and Rebecca Howlett delve into the ethical complexities of using Gen AI tools like ChatGPT in legal practice. This course explores best practices for mitigating risks related to accuracy, over-reliance and confidentiality while navigating the evolving legal landscape. Participants will review the implications of ABA Formal Op. 512 - Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (issued July 29, 2024), along with U.S. ethics decisions involving AI and bar association guidance. The program also covers ethical duties of competence, communication, and supervision, along with issues like AI in the judiciary, plagiarism, and unauthorized practice of law.

Learning Objectives:

• Avoid Gen AI ethical pitfalls related to over-reliance, inaccuracy, and confidentiality.

• Review the implications of ABA Formal Op. 512 - Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools on maintaining ethical practice of law.

• Understand the impact of U.S. ethics decisions involving AI use on duties of competence (MRPC 1.1).

• Explore how AI affects duties of communication, confidentiality, and supervision (MRPC 1.4, 1.6, 5.1, 5.3).

• Examine emerging issues such as plagiarism, unauthorized practice of law, and the future role of AI in the legal profession.

AGENDA

:00 - :15

•   Scrutiny of possible pitfalls of using ChatGPT including inaccuracy and overreliance. Tips on how to address these issues will be included.

•   Introductory overview of ethical implications of AI use in the legal field
  

:16 - :30

•   Beware “halluCITATIONS”

•   Survey & analysis of U.S. ethics opinions related to AI use

•   Discussion of ABA Formal Op. 512 - Generative AI Tools

•   Duty of competence (MRPC 1.1)

:31 - :45

•   Duty of communication - transparency required (MRPC 1.4)

•   How to comply with duty of confidentiality (MRPC 1.6)

•   Compliance with duty to supervise lawyers and non-lawyers (MRPC 5.1 and 5.3)

•   Overview of bar association Gen AI guidance
  

:46 - :60

•   Overview of bar association Gen AI guidance (cont.)

•   AI trends in the judiciary

•   Other relevant issues: unauthorized practice of law, plagiarism, copyright infringement and defamation

•   The Future of AI in the legal setting -- Will AI replace lawyers

• If you have questions about this program please contact us at cle@alaskabar.org.  
  For technical issues during the program please contact our viewing platform company at alaskabar@ce21.com
  

After purchase the program is available by logging on to your member dashboard on the member portal at www.alaskabar.org/members and clicking on "My Webcasts and Videos on Demand" This will open a  new tab from which you will be able to "Launch Viewer" by clicking on the green button. Materials for the webinar can be found under the blue "Materials" tab. Your certificate of attendance can be downloaded by clicking on the orange "Certificate" tab and filling out a brief evaluation.

Poll questions are not required for Alaska Bar Members