Using AI Safely in Small Law Firms - A Practical Guide to Governance & Compliance

Introduction

Artificial intelligence is increasingly being used within legal practice, often informally and without firms fully understanding the risks or governance implications.

Many smaller firms remain unsure what AI tools can safely be used, what regulators expect firms to control and what policies should be in place.

AI can usefully support administrative and specific business management tasks in smaller practices allowing for more efficient processing and ultimately improving the bottom line.

Without clear oversight, the use of AI tools can raise issues relating to confidentiality, accuracy, supervision and data protection.

In this new virtual classroom seminar, Tracy Thompson will explain how AI is already being used in smaller law firms, the risks regulators expect firms to manage and how to implement a simple, proportionate governance approach suitable for smaller practices.

What You Will Learn

This live and interactive session will cover the following:

• Where AI is already being used within legal work
• How AI can assist operationally
• Key confidentiality and accuracy risks
• The latest SRA guidance and Warning Notice on using AI
• Regulatory expectations around oversight and supervision
• How to develop a proportionate AI policy
• Practical steps to enable safe and responsible adoption

Recording of live sessions: Soon after the Learn Live session has taken place you will be able to go back and access the recording - should you wish to revisit the material discussed.