About this Event
This session will provide solicitors with a structured and practical overview of the impact of Artificial Intelligence (“AI”) in legal practice, and the professional considerations that arise from its adoption.
The talk will explore the current and emerging use of AI across legal services, including legal research, document review, document analysis and drafting, and client engagement. It will look at both the opportunities and the risks associated with AI, with particular focus on professional responsibility, confidentiality, data protection, accuracy, bias, supervision, and professional liability.
Designed as a practical and accessible session, the discussion will focus on how solicitors can engage with AI tools responsibly and, most importantly, understand their limitations. The session will also consider how AI is likely to shape the future delivery of legal services and client expectations.
Content will be delivered in a clear, non-technical manner.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the session, attendees will be able to:
1. Understand how AI is currently used in legal practice, including common tools and applications that may be relevant to solicitors.
2. Identify key risks associated with AI, such as confidentiality, data protection, and ethical considerations.
3. Assess when and how AI may be used appropriately for legal work.
4. Recognise emerging trends and future developments in AI and their potential impact on legal practice and client expectations.
5. Apply practical risk-mitigation strategies to ensure responsible and effective use of AI.
Nicholas Peter Oprescu-Havriliuc, SSC, AffWS, FRSA is an Associate at MBM Commercial LLP, an award-winning commercial law firm that helps entrepreneurial businesses to start-up, scale up and go global. Nicholas advises on a wide range of corporate transactions, with a particular focus on capital raising, mergers & acquisitions, technology and scale-up. He supports companies from incorporation through multiple investment rounds to successful exit.
He is the author of “Algorithms and Artificial Intelligence: A Criticism of Their Implementation in the Modern Workplace as It Relates to Employment Law”, which ranked in the top ten across several eJournals on the Social Science Research Network. He also holds a certificate in Legal Technology, as well as in Data Ethics, AI and Responsible Innovation.
Nicholas serves on the Council of the Society of Solicitors in the Supreme Courts of Scotland and is an Affiliate Member of the Society of Writers to His Majesty’s Signet. Nicholas also teaches on the “Contract and Unjustified Enrichment” and “Commercial Law” courses at the University of Edinburgh Law School.
Attendees are welcome to connect with Nicholas on LinkedIn.
The talk will last about an hour with the opportunity for questions and refreshments afterwards. The event is eligible for at least one hour CPD.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
SSC Lounge, 11 Parliament Square, Edinburgh, United Kingdom
GBP 0.00
