This course covers what Generative AI is and its applications to a variety of tasks in the legal field. The course will cover ethics and privacy, basic prompt engineering strategies for legal use cases, and how to leverage Generative AI to augment your legal expertise. This is a rapidly advancing area and a primary goal of this course is to prepare everyone for the pace of change that is taking place and to develop a mindset of continuous curiosity that will enable lawyers to adapt along with the technology
Generative AI for Legal Services Primer
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Generative AI for Legal Services Primer
This course is part of Prompt Engineering for Law Specialization
Instructor: Mark Williams
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LW
Reviewed on Oct 25, 2024
Very relevant material, extremely capable and passionate professor. Highly recommended.
KS
Reviewed on Mar 12, 2026
This course is short, focused, and to the point. I recommend it to any law professional interested in the realm of legal applications of AI.
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