ON DEMAND: MCLE: Ethical Implications of Artificial Intelligence in the Practice of Law

Class recorded January 21, 2021

Artificial Intelligence (AI) technology holds the potential to revolutionize the practice of law and help to close the access to justice gap for those who cannot afford traditional legal representation. However, the ethical implications of lawyers using AI are not always clear or straightforward. In this class, learn how to navigate the ethics around an important part of the future of legal practice.

Class covers:

  • What is Artificial Intelligence (AI), and how is it currently used in the legal industry?
  • What attorneys’ duties should be considered in utilizing AI-powered tools?
  • How can AI address the access to justice gap?
  • Advantages and disadvantages of AI 
  • Future of AI: Can machines learn and think like human beings?

Earn 1 hour participatory California Legal Ethics MCLE credit: After registration, a staff member will email you the course materials, an evaluation form, and your Certificate of Attendance (usually the next business day). Register first, then watch the recording to the end and answer the questions provided in the popup to verify your attendance.

Registration fee: $20
Non-refundable

Presented by Charlie Gillig:

Charlie Gillig is Vice-President of Operations and Legal Technology at Neighborhood Legal Services of LA County (NLSLA) and an adjunct professor at Loyola Law School of Los Angeles, where he established and teaches the “Artificial Intelligence and Access to Justice Practicum.” Charlie previously supervised NLSLA’s Health Consumer Center. Prior to NLSLA, Charlie founded a technology company to prevent predatory practices against consumers in the remittance industry, and was a Skadden Fellow at the immigration legal services non-profit Casa Cornelia Law Center. He is a graduate of Georgetown University Law Center.

Legal Research on the Internet

Tuesday, March 3, 2020: 12:30 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, June 20, 2020:  10:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m.   CANCELLED - To view online class, please CLICK HERE.

Learn how to evaluate and use free sources of legal information online. This class also introduces select low cost websites for researching California and federal law.

Class covers:

  • How to search for bills, codes, regulations, and case law
  • Sources for Los Angeles City and County law and government
  • General legal research sites, including Google Scholar and FindLaw for Legal Professionals
  • Legal research tips
  • Hands-on exercises

Registration fees: $10 for the class
Non-refundable, payment reserves spot
Parking options available during registration (Tuesday, March 3rd class ONLY)

No legal advice:
LA Law Library provides access to legal resources and assistance with legal research. LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. For legal advice, you should consult an attorney.

Free Legal Research on the Internet

Saturday, February 25, 2017
10:00 a.m. — 11:30 a.m.

This class introduces free and low cost websites for researching California and federal law.

Class covers:

  • How to search for bills, codes, regulations, and case law
  • Sources for Los Angeles City and County law and government
  • General legal research sites, including Google Scholar and FindLaw for Legal Professionals
  • Legal research tips
  • Hands-on exercises

Presented by: 
Austin Stoub, Reference Librarian - LA Law Library

Registration fees: $20
Non-refundable payment reserves seat

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

Book Discussion: Caste, by Isabel Wilkerson

Tuesday, February 23, 2021: 6:30 p.m. - 8:00 p.m.

CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME.

In observance of African American History Month, please join the LA Law Library book discussion of Caste: The Origins of Our Discontents, by Isabel Wilkerson. Wilkerson’s powerful social history traces the inception of this country’s race-based “ranking of human value’ to the arrival of the first slave ship in 1619 and draws on the works of anthropologists, geneticists and social economists to uncover the arbitrariness of racial divisions, finding startling parallels to the caste systems of India and Nazi Germany. Join the discussion and share your thoughts on this difficult but important subject.

Caste:

  • Number 1 Non Fiction Book of the Year – Time Magazine
  • One of Top Ten Books of 2020 – Washington Post, Publishers Weekly, People
  • One of Best Books of 2020 – New York Times Book Review, NPR, Christian Science Monitor, NYPL, Library Journal, Kirkus and more
  • Wilkerson is author of the acclaimed non-fiction chronicle of the Great Migration, The Warmth of Other Suns, and winner of the 1994 Pulitzer Prize for Feature Writing.

Presented by: Katie O’Laughlin, Managing Librarian, Reference & Research

Registration fee: FREE

Planning for Success: Business Model Workshop

Tuesday, August 24, 2021: 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.

--- CLASS WILL BE HELD VIA ZOOM. ZOOM INFORMATION WILL BE EMAILED TO REGISTRANTS PRIOR TO CLASS START TIME ---

Formulating a plan is essential to your business success. In this hands-on workshop, an experienced entrepreneur and business executive will use the business model canvas to help you develop your business idea or work out ways to improve your existing business.

Class covers:

  • Why you need a business model
  • Identifying and describing your value proposition
  • Eessential components of a successful business model: resources, partners, channels, cost structure, and more
  • Pitching your business to potential investors and partners
  • Taking advantage of opportunities and overcoming challenges as the economy emerges from COVID-19

Presented by: Mark Kapczynski with the support of Bixel Exchange:

Mark Kapczynski is a successful serial entrepreneur, chief executive and advertising industry expert. He founded LocationX, a physical location ad network leveraging beacon technology. Mr. Kapczynski also serves as an Executive Director of the UCLA Venture Capital Fund, helping to foster innovation connected to the university. Mr. Kapczynski last served as VP of Corporate Development and Strategy for Experian's consumer businesses which include leading consumer brands: Experian, FreeCreditReport.com, and ProtectMyID. Mr. Kapczynski graduated from UCLA film school and continues to be active in multiple industry associations that span media, mobile telecom, technology, and consumer internet. He has 8 patents to his name and an additional 45 patents pending.

Registration fees: FREE - sponsored by the Friends of the Los Angeles County Law Library through the generous support of Pacific Western Bank.
Classes fill up fast, register today to reserve your seat! All registrants must check-in 10 minutes prior to class time to ensure your seat is not reassigned to waiting-list and walk-in attendees when classes are full.

Photography / Videography:
If you register for this class, you may be photographed or recorded. By registering for this class you are giving the LA Law Library your consent to photograph, videotape, record and broadcast your picture, likeness, voice and statements.  

No legal advice:
LA Law Library does not provide legal advice. LA Law Library provides legal resources and assistance with legal research as an educational service. The Law Library is pleased to offer our patrons the opportunity to obtain assistance from third party legal service providers at this and other events within the Library. However, the Library does not control and is not responsible for the content or scope of any assistance given by those providers.

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