NYCPA Presents: AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know and How to Use it Safely

AI for Paralegals: Everything You Need to Know and How to Use it Safely

Presented by:

Joe Stephens, J.D. & Law Professor, Steno Agency, Inc. 

and

Moderated by: Abdul Umer and Adrian Cea, Steno Agency, Inc.

This presentation explores the ethical use of AI in line with the New York State Bar’s requirements for legal ethics education. The presentation focuses on legal professionals’ responsibilities when using AI tools, particularly addressing ethical duties of competence, data protection and client confidentiality. The content frames ethical obligations around specific authorities like ABA Model Rule 1.1, while providing concrete examples. For instance, attendees will learn 1. Introduction to generative artificial intelligence and differences between generic and legal AI tools. 2. Data security, compliance and safety considerations when using AI in legal settings. 3. Effective Prompt Writing for legal use cases. It offers specific guidance like avoiding input of confidential client information into public AI tools, verifying AI-generated insights against primary sources, and evaluating data protection, safety and compliance features of AI tools. These examples directly connect ethical obligations to daily practice decisions, fulfilling Rule 3.601(B)'s requirement for focused professional conduct education. 

1 Hr. CLE in Ethics & Professionalism; Cybersecurity

REGISTRATION IS MANDATORY AND CLOSES 24 HOURS PRIOR TO EVENT

The link to our virtual Board Room will be emailed 24 hours and approximately an hour prior to the meeting.