Police Legal Advisor Conference 2027

Join fellow police legal advisors and law enforcement legal professionals in Cocoa Beach for four days of practical training on the legal issues agencies face every day.

The Police Legal Advisor Conference 2027 brings together constitutional policing, agency liability, investigations, professional ethics, and an expanded focus on artificial intelligence in the legal advisor’s practice. Explore how AI can support research, advisory memoranda, policy review, and officer training while maintaining verification, confidentiality, and independent professional judgment.

Police legal advisors, city/county/state attorneys, prosecutors, agency general counsel, police academy legal instructors, law enforcement training supervisors, and risk managers.

May 4-7, 2027 | Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront
1550 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, FL 32931.
Tuesday-Thursday: 8 a.m.-5 p.m., with lunch breaks from noon to 1 p.m.
Friday: 8-11 a.m. All times Eastern.

• 8-8:30 a.m. | Welcome and Introductions: Faculty, attendees, goals, and participant priorities.
• 8:30-9:30 a.m. | 2027 Legal Update: Significant decisions and implications for agency advice.
• 9:30-11 a.m. | Advanced Search and Seizure: Stops, arrests, warrants, and exceptions.
• 11 a.m.-noon | Search and Seizure Workshop: Curtilage, vehicles, consent, and warrant scenarios.
• Noon-1 p.m. | Lunch Break
• 1-2:30 p.m. | Interrogations and Miranda: Custody and questioning issues for investigators.
• 2:30-4 p.m. | Use of Force: Legal analysis, policy review, and litigation lessons.
• 4-5 p.m. | AI for the Police Legal Advisor: Capabilities, limitations, and appropriate tasks.

• 8-9 a.m. | Responsible AI Use: Confidentiality, privilege, judgment, and agency approval.
• 9-10:30 a.m. | AI-Assisted Legal Research: Frame questions, check authorities, and spot false answers.
• 10:30 a.m.-noon | Research and Verification Lab: Develop a source-supported advisory memorandum.
• Noon-1 p.m. | Lunch break
• 1-2:30 p.m. | Policy Drafting and Review with AI: Compare language, identify gaps, and develop revisions.
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. | Building Legal Training with AI: Create roll-call instruction, scenarios, and teaching aids.
• 3:30-5 p.m. | Advising the Agency on AI: Procurement, use policies, retention, disclosure, and oversight.

• 8-9:30 a.m. | Officer and Agency Liability: Section 1983, qualified immunity, and municipal liability.
• 9:30-11 a.m. | Workplace Investigations: Compelled statements and parallel administrative and criminal cases.
• 11 a.m.-noon | Critical Incidents: First 24 Hours: Legal advisor roles, preservation, and coordination.
• Noon-1 p.m. | Lunch break
• 1-2:30 p.m. | Surveillance and Emerging Technology: Digital evidence and investigative tools.
• 2:30-3:30 p.m. | AI Reports and Synthetic Evidence: Verification, disclosure, and evidentiary reliability.
• 3:30-5 p.m. | First Amendment and Enforcement: Protests, recording police, firearms, and marijuana issues.

• 8-9 a.m. | Police Legal Advisor Ethics: Organizational representation, conflicts, and independent legal judgment.
• 9-10:30 a.m. | Capstone Workshop: Use a hypothetical incident to develop advice, a policy recommendation, and a training outline with AI drafting and human verification.
• 10:30-11 a.m. | Legal Advisor Roundtable: Lessons learned and priorities to take back to your agency.

Preliminary program: sessions are subject to change. Short breaks will be incorporated within longer blocks. AI exercises use hypothetical or sanitized materials.

Email [email protected].

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Hilton Cocoa Beach Oceanfront, 1550 North Atlantic Avenue, Cocoa Beach, United States

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