AI for Legal Professionals is designed for lawyers, paralegals, compliance teams, and legal operations professionals who want to confidently use AI in research, documentation, case analysis, and regulatory compliance. This program bridges the gap between legal expertise and modern AI tools - helping you work faster, reduce manual workload, and improve decision-making accuracy.

AI for Legal Professionals

Gain insight into a topic and learn the fundamentals.
Beginner level
Recommended experience
2 weeks to complete
at 10 hours a week
Flexible schedule
Learn at your own pace
What you'll learn
AI Legal Research & Insights: Use AI to speed up case research, precedents, and argument prep.
Contract Review & Automation: Automate redlining, clause analysis, summaries, and risk checks.
Compliance, Privacy & Governance: Apply AI responsibly within legal, ethical, and regulatory boundaries.
AI Tools for Legal Workflows: Use ChatGPT, Humata AI, Amto AI & AI Lawyer for drafting and due diligence.
Skills you'll gain
- Legal Writing
- Legal Support
- AI Enablement
- Electronic Discovery
- Business Process Automation
- Information Privacy
- Legal Discovery
- Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning (AI/ML)
- Legal Strategy
- Legal Risk
- Law, Regulation, and Compliance
- Legal Technology
- Responsible AI
- Contract Review
- Regulation and Legal Compliance
- Data Ethics
- Intellectual Property
- Legal Research
Tools you'll learn
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Assessments
8 assignments
Taught in English
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February 2026
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