Everyday AI in Legal Practice: Lunch and Learn Series
Everyday AI in Legal Practice: Lunch and Learn Series
Date & time: 25 March 2026, 1pm to 2pm AEDT
AI is quickly becoming as essential to modern legal practice as Boolean search was a generation ago. Yet most lawyers still rely on AI in a trial-and-error way - missing opportunities to get sharper, faster and more reliable results. This practical Lunch & Learn session shows lawyers how to “speak robot” with purpose, clarity and confidence, using skills they already possess: precise language, logical structure, and strategic questioning.
Drawing on real interactions with systems like ChatGPT, Claude, Copilot, Perplexity and more, this session breaks down why different models behave differently - and how lawyers can adapt their approach to get better outcomes every time. You’ll learn practical prompt-engineering techniques, understand model behaviours, and explore how everyday AI use actually strengthens legal capability.
Perfect for lawyers who want to build fluency, reduce risk, and integrate AI into their workflow without rigid policies or unnecessary complexity.
At the end of this live webinar, you will earn 1 CPD point.
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Course Outline
By attending this Lunch & Learn, you will explore:
- Practical prompt engineering techniques that improve outcomes across all AI platforms.
- Everyday AI interactions (meal planning, emotional support, financial modelling) that build transferable skills for legal applications.
- Understanding AI programming differences in large language models that affect performance and reliability.
- Building organisational cultures that encourage experimentation rather than imposing rigid AI systems.
- How lawyers can leverage familiar skills - precise language, logical thinking and effective questioning to master AI communication.
This Lunch & Learn is ideal for lawyers of all practice areas who want to use AI more effectively and confidently in everyday legal work. It’s especially valuable for in-house counsel, commercial practitioners, junior lawyers, and anyone seeking practical skills to improve research, drafting, client communication and workflow efficiency across multiple AI platforms.
This webinar is produced in NSW and features a VIC-based educator.
All times listed for this course are Australian Eastern Daylight Time (AEDT). Please take note of any time differences if you are registering from QLD, WA, SA, NT or from outside Australia.
The course complies with the mandatory requirements of professional skills (1 point).
If you intend to claim CPD units for this educational activity, please note that CPD activities are not accredited by the Law Society of NSW or any other equivalent local authority, with the exception of Western Australia. If you hold a practising certificate in a state or territory other than Western Australia and this educational activity extends your knowledge and skills in areas that are relevant to your practice needs or professional development, then you should claim one (1) "unit” for each hour of attendance, refreshment breaks not included. The annual requirement is ten (10) CPD units each year from 1 April to 31 March. Some practitioners, such as accredited specialists are required to complete more than ten (10) units each CPD year.
Practitioners holding WA practising certificates are eligible to earn CPD points for this course. For instructions to earn CPD points, please click here.
Melissa Clare
Senior Legal Counsel, Seeing Machines
Melissa has been a lawyer for over 20 years and has worked in both private practice and in house primarily as a technology lawyer. Early in her career, a General Counsel gave her a piece of advice that stuck - 'unless you understand the technology, you can't appropriately advise on it'. That principle has guided her ever since, shaping a practical, hands-on approach to legal practice and the adoption of technology.
She is passionate about reducing inefficiencies and building clear structured processes so that legal teams can do more with less.
She spends arguably a disproportionate amount of time talking to Claude, ChatGPT and Grok (and insists this is all in the name of professional development.. mostly)
Melissa is keen to make complex systems accessible, efficient and genuinely useful.
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