Brave New World: Lawyer Ethics & AI
Total Credits: 1 including 1 Ethics Credits
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- Categories:
- Ethics
- Faculty:
- Matthew Corbin | Mark A. Webster
- Original Program Date:
- Dec 16, 2025
- License:
- Never Expires.
Description
Generative artificial intelligence – the ability of technology to generate creative works that mimic human intelligence – is a growing and potentially dominant reality across industry and the professions, including the legal professions. The idea that software might someday supplant the role of lawyers in certain areas of practice has suddenly become reality with the advent of ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI. This program will explore the forms of generative AI and their potential to supplant certain functions performed by lawyers or paralegals, but also how those tools can be harnessed by lawyers to aid their work.
Schedule:
- What is Generative AI?
- Recent Reports of Lawyers Misusing Generative AI
- Competence – Model Rule 1.1
- Communication – Model Rule 1.4
- Confidentiality – Model Rule 1.6
- Supervision – Model Rules 5.1, 5.2, and 5.3
- Duty of Candor / Truthfulness in Statements to Others / Misrepresentations – Model Rules 3.3, 4.1, 8.4
- Billing Issues – Model Rule 1.5
- Advertising – Model Rules 7.1, 7.2, and 7.3
- Other Potential Risk Issues - Attorney-Client Privilege, Cybersecurity, and Intellectual Property
- Creating a Law Firm Policy Governing AI Use
- Practical Challenges for Law Firms
Handouts
| Handout 1 (1.1 MB) | 20 Pages | Available after Purchase |
| Handout 2 (134.8 KB) | 6 Pages | Available after Purchase |
Faculty
Matthew Corbin Related Seminars and Products
AON Risk Services
Matthew Corbin is Senior Vice President and Executive Director in the Professional Services Group of AON Risk Services, where he consults with the company’s law firm clients on professional responsibility and liability issues. Before joining AON, he was a partner with Lathrop & Gage, LLP, where he was a trial and appellate lawyer handling professional liability, commercial, business tort, employment, construction, insurance, and regulatory matters. Before entering private practice, he served as a judicial clerk to Judge Mary Briscoe of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.
Mark A. Webster Related Seminars and Products
AON Risk Services
Mark A. Webster is Vice President and Director in the Professional Services Group of AON Risk Services. He consults with the company’s law firm clients on professional responsibility and liability issues. Before joining AON, he was a partner with Lathrop & Gage, LLP, where he had an extensive real estate transactions practice.
