Opportunities

Dates: Jan 30, Feb 13, Feb 27, March 13, March 20, April 10

Times: 12:30-2:30pm (lunch will be served)
Location: LexLab
Format: Half-semester, practice-oriented, hands-on, project-based
Certificate of Completion Eligibility: Students who complete the bootcamp will receive a certificate of completion, reflecting structured, hands-on training in AI-enabled legal workflows, tool evaluation, and AI risk issues (useful for your resume, valuable for posting on LinkedIn, and, of course, for interviews).

Why we created this brand new co-curricular bootcamp

AI is now a baseline part of legal practice. The lawyers who stand out will not be the ones who can “prompt.” They’ll be the ones who have developed the judgement that allows them to masterfully turn AI outputs into reliable work, choose tools wisely, and manage the legal and ethical risks.

What you’ll be able to do by the end

You will be able to:

● go beyond “chat” to build repeatable workflows (playbooks, checklists, evaluation frameworks)

● evaluate AI tools and vendors like someone who can lead technical change (not just use products)

● make build vs. buy decisions, and explain them to legal and technical stakeholders

● spot and manage privilege, confidentiality, conflicts, and competence issues in AI-augmented practice

What you’ll actually do (not just discuss)

You’ll complete 3 to 4 short, realistic projects. For example:

● Tool evaluation: compare 2–3 AI tools on a real legal task, document tradeoffs, make a recommendation

● Playbook encoding: convert an existing checklist or style guide into “executable” instructions for an LLM

● Playbook design: design a new agent/playbook for a repetitive legal task

● Strategic decision exercise: buy vs. build vs. commission, justify cost, capability, and ethics constraints

This is an early cohort and we are keeping it intentionally hands-on and collaborative. Submitting interest is treated as an application, and we will review for fit, based on:

● your interest in hands-on experimentation

● your ability to commit to the schedule

● the value you’re likely to get (and contribute) in a cohort setting