Artificial Intelligence for Lawyers

Curriculum at a glance

Ten modules. Fourteen hours.

Written for South African attorneys and open to advocates, candidate attorneys, paralegals and law students. Lessons run 10 to 15 minutes each and are released weekly over four weeks.

1. 1Where the law is goingExplain what AI changes in practice and in the fee1 hr
2. 2How the models workSay why a model is fluent, why it invents cases and when to distrust it1 hr
3. 3The toolsChoose between the main language models for a given task1.5 hrs
4. 4Briefing your second chairSet up Claude with projects, skills and connectors for real matters2 hrs
5. 5Prompting for legal workDraft, summarise and analyse with prompts that work reliably2 hrs
6. 6Research and verificationCheck every authority at source using a fixed protocol1.5 hrs
7. 7Professional dutiesUse AI within the Code of Conduct and what the courts expect1 hr
8. 8Confidentiality and POPIA in practiceDecide what may go into a tool, on what terms, and protect the client's information1.5 hrs
9. 9Building it into a practiceWrite a firm AI policy and supervise juniors who use AI1.5 hrs
10. 10Fees and the clientBill AI-assisted work openly and explain it to clients1 hr

Total 14 hrs