Decision making for lawyers – impact of AI

This is a practical webinar on making better decisions as a lawyer.

Every day, we make decisions about clients, risk, ethics, supervision, settlement, staffing, technology and business strategy. Some decisions are routine; others carry serious regulatory, financial, reputational or human consequences.

The webinar explores how lawyers make decisions and develop sound professional judgement, from relying on experience and pattern recognition to recognising when a case differs from the familiar. It considers the challenges of developing junior lawyers’ judgement in the age of AI, effective supervision and the responsibilities of those managing others, alongside the SRA’s increasing focus on ethical decision-making and continuing competence. Delivered by Paul Bennett, partner at Bennett Briegal LLP and a risk and compliance solicitor, it focuses on practical approaches for those who make decisions, oversee others and are ultimately accountable for the outcomes.

Topics covered include

• Recognise decision-making as a core legal risk, Judgment and leadership issue.
• Identify common pressures and biases that affect professional Judgment.
• Apply established decision-making frameworks to legal, supervisory and business problems.
• Improve supervision by helping others develop better Judgment and developing good escalation habits.
• Build practical systems that reduce avoidable risk and support better leadership decisions.