Navigating the AI Landscape: Ethical Considerations and Professional Responsibility for Lawyers (ELE250327-OP)

Thursday, March 27, 2025

9:05 AM to 10:05 AM

Presented by the Labor and Employment Law Section

About the Program

Since the launch of ChatGPT in November 2022, the rapid development and adoption of generative AI have transformed legal practice, presenting both opportunities and challenges. This session will focus on the ethical considerations and professional rules of conduct for lawyers engaging with generative AI. We’ll explore the basics of the technology and terminology while addressing critical ethical concerns such as client confidentiality, data privacy, bias, accountability, and the duty of competence. Attendees will leave with a foundational understanding of generative AI and its ethical implications, empowering them to navigate the complexities of using these tools in legal practice responsibly.

You Will Learn

  • About the history and recent trends involving artificial intelligence in the practice of law
  • How to ethically use AI in the practice of law

Who Should Attend

All legal professionals, including litigators, transactional attorneys, and in-house counsel, as well as legal professionals in academia, paralegals, and students.

Credit

CT: 1.0 CLE Credit (Ethics)
NY: 1.0 CLE Credit (Cybersecurity Ethics)

The Connecticut Bar Association/CT Bar Institute is an accredited provider of New York State CLE. This program qualifies for newly admitted and experienced attorneys CLE credits.

Attorneys seeking NY CLE credit who have been admitted to the New York State Bar for two years or less must attend the live seminar for skills or ethics credit, a fully interactive videoconference, or simultaneous transmission with synchronous interactivity. Diversity, Inclusion and Elimination of Bias CLE credits are only available as non-transitional credits. For further information please see the NYCourts.gov page on CLE: https://ww2.nycourts.gov/attorneys/cle/index.shtml. 

Speakers

Jordan Jefferson1 Jordan A. Jefferson
Quinnipiac University School of Law, North Haven

Daniel Schwartz1 Daniel A. Schwartz
Shipman & Goodwin LLP, Hartford