Generative AI for Law Professionals

Foundations, Prompt Engineering, and AI in Legal Workflows

The legal profession is entering a transformative era. Generative AI is reshaping how attorneys research, draft, analyze, and communicate. Success requires more than adopting tools — it demands a structured approach to prompt engineering, responsible usage, and practical application across legal workflows.

Duration:

120 minutes

Format:

Live Webinar / In-Person

Audience:

Attorneys, Law Firm Partners, Compliance Professionals, Paralegals and In-House Counsel

Learning Objectives

By the end of this course, participants will be able to:

Understand core Generative AI concepts and their impact on legal practice.
Master prompt engineering techniques tailored to legal workflows.
Apply AI to real-world scenarios: legal research, summarizing documents, creating playbooks & checklists, and drafting client communications.
Leverage curated tipsheets and prompt best practice templates to improve accuracy and efficiency.
Evaluate AI-generated outputs using a structured quality rubric.
Identify and mitigate AI risks, including hallucinations, bias, and compliance issues.

Session Highlights

Interactive Learning

Live exercises and demonstrations focused on real-world legal workflows.

Hands-On Practice

Guided creation of checklists, playbooks, and first-draft legal documents.

Applied Use Cases

Explore workflows like legal research, deposition summaries, client briefings, and document reviews.

Immediate Impact

Develop practical skills you can apply on day one in the AI-enabled legal workplace.

Our Pedagogy: Learning by Doing

Curated tipsheets

Proven strategies for mitigating AI hallucinations and improving response reliability.

Prompt best practice templates

Ready-to-use frameworks tailored for legal tasks.

Live demonstrations

Step-by-step guided prompt-writing and refinement.

Hands-on activities

Apply concepts to realistic legal scenarios for stronger retention.

Knowledge check quizzes

Reinforce learning and measure comprehension.

Faculty

Instructor: Harish Bhat, Chief AI Officer, Trellissoft; Adjunct Faculty, Golden Gate University Law School; Author of Demystifying Prompt Engineering: AI Prompts at Your Fingertips. Experienced in training attorneys and law firms on AI adoption, ethics, and compliance.