LegalTech Talks
Law Society Skillnet offers complimentary training on key developments in legal technology.
About LegalTech
Legaltech and lawtech are terms used to describe the technology used by legal service providers and the justice community to help them deliver legal services or resolve disputes. It includes the technology to allow businesses and individuals to take care of their own legal matters. Legal practitioners, academics and businesses are learning about, implementing, and developing a range of technologies for lawyers, judges and courts.
Recognising the importance of technology and innovation for the future of the legal services profession and the administration of justice, Legaltech Talks is a series of talks developed by Law Society Skillnet. The aim of Legaltech Talks is to give practitioners information about how technology and innovation can enhance the provision of legal services. These courses are suitable for solicitors, legal executives and all staff in a law firm.
Note: LegalTech Talks is delivered through the Learnskills online learning platform. If you do not already have a Learnskills account, you will need to create one to access this content. For assistance, contact lawsocietyskillnet@lawsociety.ie.
Course content
In this course, recorded in July 2024, speakers offer their perspective on current and future applications of AI, along with the ethical issues that arise from use of this technology in a legal setting. Speakers include: Peter McKenna, Chair, Law Society Technology Committee, Janis Wong, Data & Technology Law Policy Advisor, The Law Society, Charlie Carroll, Partner, A&L Goodbody
CPD hours: 1 professional development and solicitor wellbeing (by eLearning)
In this lecture, recorded at the Practice and Regulation Symposium December 2023, David Kerrigan, author & international keynote speaker discusses the use of generative AI for legal professionals.
CPD hours: 1 client care and professional standards (by eLearning)
In this course, recorded at the Human Rights Annual Conference in 2023, Judge Schlegel discusses his experiences from Louisiana’s online court. Judge Schlegel is the 24th Judicial District Court for the Parish of Jefferson, Division D, State of Louisiana. He is a pioneer in using technology in Louisiana state courts. He is the recipient of the National Center for State Courts’ 26th Annual William H. Rehnquist Award for Judicial Excellence, one of the highest judicial honors in the country, and was featured on the cover of the American Bar Association Journal after being named a 2021 Legal Rebel. As a District Court Judge, Judge Schlegel handles a variety of cases, including criminal, civil and domestic. Judge Schlegel works tirelessly to improve the justice system. He has written and spoken nationally about these critical improvements to the justice system on many occasions.
CPD hours: 0.5 general (by eLearning)
Gerard Groarke BL www.paperless-academy.com demonstrates how lawyers can go completely paperless: Receiving and dealing with digital documents and materials; Manipulating digital documents - extracting pages and building booklets; Digital notebooks - supercharging your paperless productivity; Digital resources - how to make the best use of online information; Annotating digital documents - no different to paper.
CPD hours: 0.5 professional development and solicitor wellbeing (by eLearning)
Important notes for attendees
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Solicitors should ensure they keep an accurate record of all CPD undertaken in each CPD cycle, as a solicitor must provide a completed CPD record card and verifying proofs if subject to audit by the CPD Scheme Unit.
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This course is available from date of registration to 31 December 2025. You should download any course materials you require before this date as you cannot access the course after 31 December 2025.
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Your attendance and time spent on this course is tracked and logged for CPD compliance purposes. Fast forwarding or skipping through the video is visible from this tracking. This information will be shared with the Law Society CPD Scheme at their request. This course must be completed in full to avail of the CPD hours on offer – a partially completed course will not qualify for any CPD accreditation.
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If you have technical or other queries, contact the Law Society Skillnet team on
lawsocietyskillnet@lawsociety.ie