California MCLE - Ethics and Specialty Courses
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Law in the Age of Large World Models: Navigating Liability, Autonomy, and Synthetic Reality
Artificial intelligence is expanding beyond language generation into systems capable of modeling and influencing the physical world. This CLE course examines the rise of Large World Models (LWMs) and physical AI systems that generate synthetic environments, simulate real-world outcomes, and increasingly impact engineering, robotics, and autonomous decision-making. Participants will explore the legal risks and challenges created when AI tools move from visualization and scenario generati... More Info
$501Technology -
Who’s Really in Charge in Mediation? ABA Formal Opinion 518 and the Shifting Boundaries for Advocates and Neutrals
This CLE program examines ABA Formal Opinion 518 and its implications for lawyers serving as third-party neutral mediators, as well as attorneys representing clients during mediation. While directed primarily at lawyer mediators, the Opinion also provides important guidance for non-lawyer neutrals who may be subject to comparable ethical standards from courts, professional organizations, or state regulatory frameworks. The course explores key ethical obligations under the ABA Model Rule... More Info
$501Ethics Credit -
From Workflow to Automation: Expert AI Use in Legal Practice
This CLE course is designed as the third installment in the AI for Legal Practice series. The first course introduces attorneys to the fundamentals of AI, including effective prompting techniques. The second course explores advanced ChatGPT capabilities, including Projects, Memory, Tasks, Custom GPTs, file uploads, model selection, and AI-assisted drafting with appropriate quality control. Building on that foundation, this third course examines how attorneys and law firms can use AI to develop... More Info
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AI in Contract Management: Legal Risks, Ethical Duties, and Practical Guidance
Generative and agentic AI are being adopted in contract practice faster than many legal teams can govern them. AI tools now draft and redline provisions, summarize risk, and analyze contract data, creating new responsibilities for attorneys overseeing their use. As these technologies evolve, lawyers must address ethical obligations, confidentiality concerns, vendor oversight, and compliance requirements in an increasingly complex regulatory environment. This CLE program provides practic... More Info
$501Technology -
Legal Ethics in the Digital Age: Competence, AI, and Professional Responsibility
This CLE course will look at the evolution of legal ethics in the era of artificial intelligence, cybersecurity, and increasing public scrutiny. It will identify the challenges Lawyers must face in their practice in order to provide competent legal representation while maintain strict adherence to the rules regarding confidentiality, duties of supervision, candor with the court and communication with the client. This program will specifically look at continued reliance on the Model Rul... More Info
$751.5Ethics Credits -
Diversity & Inclusion in Law: Recognizing the Impact of Implicit Bias on Lawyers and Legal Practice
Diversity and inclusion remain critical priorities within the legal profession, particularly as attorneys navigate increasingly diverse clients, colleagues, juries, and communities. This CLE program explores the role of implicit bias—unconscious attitudes and assumptions that can influence judgment, interactions, and decision-making—and examines its impact on lawyers and the practice of law. Participants will gain a deeper understanding of how implicit bias may affect areas such as clie... More Info
$501Implicit Bias -
Using AI in Legal Practice Without Crossing Ethical Lines
This CLE program equips practitioners with the ethical framework and practical skills to use AI confidently and responsibly. Through real-world examples of AI-assisted legal research gone wrong, attendees will gain actionable guidance for protecting themselves and their clients. Topics include: Identifying appropriate tasks for AI assistance Selecting the right tool for the job Minimizing risks when using AI platforms And understanding the ethical obligations and court requirements... More Info
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Avoiding Conflicts of Interest in Transactional Practice
Conflicts of interest are not a problem faced only by litigators. Transactional lawyers have to address conflicts as well, and in many ways the problems they face are more subtle and difficult to resolve. This CLE will focus on the sorts of conflicts issues that transactional lawyers face, and will address such forefront issues as accommodation clients, advance conflict waivers, representation of corporate affiliates, corporate family conflicts, and joint representations of potentially adver... More Info
$751.5Ethics Credits -
Meta-Jurisprudence and Quantum Law in the Age of Artificial Swarm Intelligence
Artificial Swarm Intelligence (ASI) represents the next evolution of artificial intelligence, in which networks of AI agents coordinate and optimize collectively to perform tasks beyond the capabilities of any single model. As these distributed systems become integrated into legal practice, they are increasingly used for compliance monitoring, contract management, litigation analytics, negotiation support, and strategic decision-making. This CLE program examines the legal, ethical, and... More Info
$501Technology -
The Promise and Perils of AI in the Legal Industry: Opportunities and Risks
This CLE program provides a practical, attorney-focused introduction to artificial intelligence and its rapidly expanding role in the legal industry. Designed for lawyers at all levels of technical familiarity, the course demystifies core AI concepts—including generative AI and large language models—while highlighting the tools attorneys are already encountering in practice. Participants will gain a clear understanding of how AI systems function, what they do well, and where they fall... More Info
$501Technology