Team Effort: How to Control the Use of AI in Your Law Firm
AI is everywhere; it’s embedded in so many technologies that you use already , that, in some cases: you’re probably not even aware you’re using it. So, of course, the first step here, is to understand AI yourself, including how it is deployed in the softwares you use (everyday). Once you have a handle on that, you’ll next need to figure out whether and how you want your staff to use AI . At this point, it’s probably foolish to prohibit the use of AI for you r associates and staff, because it’s even embedded in Microsoft 365 and Google Workspace, at this point – productivity softwares that almost every attorney and law firm staffperson use at least one of . So, this is more about warning folks of the potential dangers of AI (including its predilection for ‘hallucinating’ = making things up), making suggestions about how to use it and limiting the places where client or confidential data may be added to AI tools (not free, generic tools – li...