This session examines the ethical use of generative AI in criminal defense practice, with a focus on attorney responsibility, accuracy, confidentiality, and professional judgment. You will see where AI tools can assist legal work, where they present ethical risks, and how you remain fully accountable for all AI-assisted output. Through fictional scenarios and hands-on practice, we address common failures such as hallucinated case law and data-privacy concerns, and we build structured prompting and source-grounded habits that reduce risk. No AI subscription is required to attend. A laptop or device with a keyboard is recommended.
Learning objectives
By the end you will be able to:
- Identify ethical risks tied to AI use in legal practice
- Explain why you remain responsible for AI-assisted work product
- Recognize when AI use implicates confidentiality or competence
- Apply guardrails and verification to reduce AI-related errors
- Use structured prompting and source-grounded workflows for accuracy