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AI for lawyers

A practical course for lawyers: the AI basics every professional needs plus a module on the tasks, tools and prompts of your job.

Who it is for: Lawyer · Free · no sign-up

Course content

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  1. 1How ChatGPT works — without the maths6 min
  2. 2How to check whether AI is telling the truth5 min
  3. 3What never to share with AI5 min
  4. 4Prompting for work: roles, examples, structure7 min
  5. 5Your profession module8 min
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Module: AI in your profession

Lawyer

AI summarises, compares and drafts at speed — but it can invent cases and misread context. Verification and legal responsibility are non-negotiable.

Your tasks and AI

  • Summarising long documentsKey clauses, risks and dates in minutes.
    AI can do most of it
  • Comparing contract versionsChanges explained in plain language.
    AI can do most of it
  • First drafts of standard documentsTemplates adapted to the case, reviewed by you.
    AI assists, you decide
  • Legal researchUseful starting point — every citation must be verified.
    AI assists, you decide
  • Advocacy and client counselJudgement, ethics and trust remain human.
    Stays human

Four prompts for your profession

Contract risk review
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Review this contract from the perspective of [PARTY]: [PASTE]. List the 10 most important clauses with a risk rating (high/medium/low), what could go wrong, and a suggested redline. Quote clause numbers. Do not invent laws or cases.
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Plain-language summary for a client
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Summarise this document for a non-lawyer client in under 250 words: what it means for them, key obligations and deadlines, and 3 questions they should ask me. [PASTE]
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Compare two versions
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Compare version A and version B and list every substantive change in a table: clause, change, who it favours, and whether I should accept it. A: [PASTE] B: [PASTE]
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Argument stress test
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Here is my argument: [ARGUMENT]. Act as opposing counsel: give the 5 strongest counter-arguments, the evidence they would rely on, and how I could pre-empt each. Flag any claim of mine that needs a source.
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Review the tasks and try at least one prompt on a real task — then mark the module as done.

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