The significant growth and popularisation of AI tools presents challenges and opportunities for legal practitioners and legal practice in Queensland.
QLS is committed to providing practical guidance and resources on the safe and responsible use of AI in the legal profession.
To ensure we can provide guidance and leadership on these issues, in 2024 we established the QLS Generative AI in Legal Practice Working Group (GenAI Working Group) and in consultation with the QLS Innovation Committee, developed a member survey, the QLS Business of Law Survey, to establish a baseline of member’s experience with generative AI.
Generative AI in Legal Practice Joint Working Group
The GenAI Working Group will oversee a number of subject focussed advisory groups to inform guidance for the profession on the use of GenAI in legal practice and on legal business.
Priorities will be directed by the results of the 2024 QLS Business of Law Survey.
The survey has now closed and the results are currently being collated with a summary of the findings to be published in the coming weeks.
Questions or suggestions?
QLS members are encouraged to send queries and suggestions to the GenAI Working Group at any time so that we can continue to provide resources and practical advice that our members can use in their practices.
Practice support
The Practice Advisory Service is also available for free to full members of QLS.
Resources & Guides
- The use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (AI): Guidelines for responsible use by non-lawyers by Queensland Courts
- Generative AI – the essentials by United Kingdom Law Society
- Law Council of Australia, Business Law Sections Artificial Intelligence Webinar Series - Hosted by the Digital Commerce and Intellectual Property Committees
Transforming Legal Practices with AI webinar
13 July 2023
David Bowles and Sarah Millar from the QLS Ethics and Practice Centre are joined by Natasha Blycha and Ty Haberland to discuss the opportunities that AI presents for firms to streamline operations and improve processes.
The Paradigm Shift of AI in Legal Practice for Junior Lawyers
27 June 2023
Ty Haberland discusses the essential skills and mindset junior lawyers will need for a career using the new AI tools. Gain an understanding of how to effectively integrate these technologies and thrive in a changing profession.
Articles
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Artificial intelligence: Do you have a usage policy?
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ChatGPT – whose work is it anyway?
ChatGPT – the nifty piece of AI-driven software that can quickly conjure documents and research out of cyberspace – is all the rage at the moment.
16 Feb 2023
Is it ethical for lawyers to use AI tools like ChatGPT?
There is no ethical impediment to appropriate use of artificial intelligence (AI) tools in practice. In fact, it would be a failure on our part not to consider use of emerging technology to enhance the efficiency of legal services.