Program Details
2025-10-17 13:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2025-10-17 13:00:00
2h CLE Credits
Intermediate
2
1:00 pm - 1:40 pm ESTThis session explores how generative AI works for legal professionals, covering RAG systems, guardrails, and critical ethical duties including competence, confidentiality, and candor. Participants will examine real-world AI performance on concrete legal tasks and learn when traditional research tools outperform AI solutions.
Paul D. CallisterShawn G. NeversRichard A. Leiter 1:40 pm - 2:00 pm ESTThis segment addresses the unique challenges AI faces with statutory versioning problems and demonstrates a four-step framework for comprehensive statutory research: indexes, definitions, annotations, and tables of contents. Participants will learn critical limitations of citators when dealing with statutes and how to verify current law independently.
Paul D. CallisterShawn G. NeversRichard A. Leiter 2:00 pm - 2:10 pm ESTA brief intermission allowing participants to refresh before continuing with advanced statutory topics. Use this time to review notes and prepare questions for the remaining sessions.
Paul D. CallisterShawn G. NeversRichard A. Leiter 2:10 pm - 2:30 pm ESTThis session covers locating historical versions of statutes and the critical distinction between positive and non-positive law titles in the United States Code. Participants will examine the Braun v. United States case and learn about statutory notes as hidden but legally binding provisions.
Paul D. CallisterShawn G. NeversRichard A. Leiter 2:30 pm - 3:10 pm ESTThe final session focuses on thinking critically about AI-generated search results and understanding the algorithms powering legal research platforms. Participants will learn best practices for AI-assisted research, including verification strategies, platform comparison techniques, and recognizing the black box problem in modern legal technology.
Paul D. CallisterShawn G. NeversRichard A. LeiterDirector of the Leon E. Bloch Law Library at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and Professor of Law, teaching Copyright Law, Developing Legal Research Skills, and Artificial Intelligence and the Law. He frequently speaks and publishes on AI and research issues.
Paul T. & Everette E. Schooley Director of the Howard W. Hunter Law Library at Brigham Young University, teaching legal research and writing courses and advising faculty and students on their research.
Director of the Schmid Law Library and Marvin & Virginia Schmid Foundation Professor of Law with extensive experience in law library administration, legal research, and legal information technology.
Director of the Leon E. Bloch Law Library at the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law and Professor of Law, teaching Copyright Law, Developing Legal Research Skills, and Artificial Intelligence and the Law. He frequently speaks and publishes on AI and research issues.
Paul T. & Everette E. Schooley Director of the Howard W. Hunter Law Library at Brigham Young University, teaching legal research and writing courses and advising faculty and students on their research.
Director of the Schmid Law Library and Marvin & Virginia Schmid Foundation Professor of Law with extensive experience in law library administration, legal research, and legal information technology.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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