HOW TO USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE IN YOUR LAW PRACTICE (“BE AN IMPLEMENTER) CLE OUTLINE DELIBERATE SOLOS PRESENTED ON 03-2008-2024
Why You Should You Use Artificial Intelligence in your Law Practice:
1. Effectively using technology can make the practice of law easier, more enjoyable and more profitable!
2. Failing to use technology in your law practice may be considered "malpractice" by many State Bar associations.
3. Artificial Intelligence is the most significant development in Legal Technology in the last 50 years: It will turn out to be more impactful to lawyers than the personal computer, email, smartphones, the Internet or Google Search
4. It is also a “Disruptive Technology”-it will sneak up on and displace existing technology at a quick pace
5. One argument against using Artificial Intelligence in law practice concerns confidentiality. Similar issues were raised years ago regarding email, but many State Bar associations ruled that email did not violate confidentiality.
-My thoughts about Hallucinations are discussed below
6. Google Search has become less reliable, according to reports from many users and a study by researchers in Germany.
I have a Pixel phone, I use Google Docs, Google Drive & many Google products, but I am dissatisfied with many Google Search results.
Advertising, Spam & Artificial Intelligence have corrupted Google searches
Paid placement ads have negatively impacted Google Search results
***When you do a Google Search you get 10 blue squiggly lines, not answers to questions!
Artificial Intelligence is an “Answer Genie”-you do not get 10 Squiggly Lines, you get answers to your questions in real time!
Artificial Intelligence searches allow you to refine your search prompts after each search rather than having to do new searches in Google.
7. On an average day I use Artificial Intelligence 20 times a day
II. HOW I USE ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTS ON A DAILY BASIS:
a. Flawlessly AI - Free AI Writing Checker-will review text up to 1000 characters long.
It is free. You copy & paste text into the app to have it review or edit your writing
I do not send out a lengthy email or blog post without using it
It is the best grammer checker program I have used
b. Wordtune: Free AI Writing Assistant | Write Better Today https://www.wordtune.com/
c. chatLAW Q&A with AI Trained on Bankruptcy Law for Bankruptcy Research
1. Free chatbot dealing with Bankruptcy law, created by a PHD in Computer Science with no Bankruptcy law experience
2. Best Bankruptcy law research program I have ever used-in my opinion better than Lexis, Westlaw or Google Scholar
3. You type in a question, it provides an Answer, citation to cases and a “SHOW AUDIT” link that directs you to the cited cases
d. Image Creator from Microsoft & Google-these products are free, easy to use, you enter text and they produce an image that you can use for Blog posts, emails or social media.
Microsoft Designer
https://designer.microsoft.com/image-creator
Google ImageFX
https://aitestkitchen.withgoogle.com/tools/image-fx
e. CLAUDE & PERPLEXITY
i. In my opinion these are the 2 best free Artificial Intelligence search bots
ii. Claude by Antrop/c
-incredibly easy to use & very accurate search results
-it also has a “paper clip” icon that allows you to upload & search documents
-Real life example: I uploaded a 65 page Bankruptcy Petition and asked Claude how many secured creditors and how many unsecured creditors were referenced in the Bankruptcy Petition and the average dollar amount of the claims: the results came back in 13 seconds
iii Perplexity
-results include footnotes
-very accurate results
-Jeff Bezos Amazon founder recently invested $250 million dollars into the company
iv. How I use Claude & Perplexity on a Daily Basis:
-Legal Research
-Document Drafting
-Learning new areas of the law
-Developing or implementing legal strategies in cases
-As “Co-Counsel to bounce questions or strategies off
-Suggesting documents to request in Discovery & Questions to ask at a deposition
-Troubleshooting technology problems or issues
-Recommendations for new tech apps to use
-Training Tips: I am training for a half marathon. How do I train for that event?
-Food recipes
-General Searches in place of Google Search
f. Craft document Creator Artificial Intelligence
i. Get a personalized document in seconds
g. Podcast Search thru Artificial Intelligence Dexa & Listen Notes
Dexa:
https://dexa.ai/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email
Listen Notes:
h. Canva
“Canva is a free graphic design platform that allows you to easily create invitations, business cards, flyers, lesson plans, Zoom backgrounds, and more using professionally designed templates”
I used it recently to create a Zoom and Google Meet Background-easy to use & free
III. How to Learn to Use Artificial Intelligence in your Law Practice:
1. Use “Kaizen” Japanese approach of continuous gradual improvement
2. Spend 15 minutes each day learning Artificial Intelligence-google alert web searches on Artificial Intelligence topics, read articles & youtube videos
3. Sign up & read Dr Jeremy Caplan Wonder Tools Professor of Journalism at CUNY
Wonder Tools Tools helps you discover the most useful sites and apps
https://wondertools.substack.com/
4. Sign up & read The Rundown Learn AI in 5 Minutes
5. Learn the difference between “Prompt Engineering vs Search Queries”
HOW TO WRITE AN EFFECTIVE PROMPT:
-A Prompt needs background information and context to be useful!
-Tell the Chatbot what you want it to do (give it Instructions)
Example of a Prompt: I am a Bankruptcy attorney. I have a client, a Debtor, that wants to file a chapter 13 Bankruptcy Petition in the SDNY. The Plan will be a 5 year plan, if all creditors, including a creditor who got a judgment for an intentional tort, are not paid in full over 5 years, will the Debtor get a discharge?
-The more prompts you write and use, the better you will become at Prompt Engineering!
6. Go cold turkey: do not use Google Search for one day. Instead, only conduct searches on Claude, Perplexity, or ChatGPT and compare the results.
7. How to Prevent Hallucinations-BE ESPECIALLY CAREFUL & CHECK CITES TO LEGAL CASES WHEN USING ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR LEGAL RESEARCH!
A. Use Perplexity which provides footnotes to its answers & is considered the most accurate chatbot
B. Copy & paste your prompt into Claude, Perplexity, ChatGPT & Google and review the results from all searches to determine if the results are accurate or correct.
If you are using Artificial Intelligence for legal research or to write a Motion or Brief check & shepardize the cited cases
Do not let Hallucinations be a crutch to prevent you from using or learning Artificial Intelligence.
Jim Shenwick, Esq 917 363 3391 jshenwick@gmail.com
https://calendly.com/james-shenwick/15min
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