As AI tools like ChatGPT reshape legal practice’s, you now face a critical question: is it ethical to charge for services supported by AI? Dive into the ethical framework around AI billing, where transparency, value, and trust intersect. Be guided through disclosure best practices, client communication, and value perception, equipping you to ethically integrate AI into your legal practice.

Presenters

Kieran Smark SC, 153 Phillip Barristers
Kieran Smark was admitted as a barrister in 1991 and was appointed Senior Counsel in 2007. He practices in defamation and commercial law and has appeared in many trials and appeals in those areas. He also advises in relation to equity, property and intellectual property matters.


Simone Herbert-Lowe, Director, Law & Cyber Pty Limited
Simone Herbert-Lowe is the founding director of Law & Cyber, which provides legal services and risk mitigation advice to professional firms and other businesses. Simone provides cyber risk education seminars and advises companies impacted by cyber events, including acting as insurance claims advocate and in dispute resolution. Simone has written extensively in the area of cyber risk and professional responsibility, with articles featured in the Law Society of NSW Journal, the Australasian Law Management Journal and numerous Lawcover publications. She has presented on cyber risk for lawyers and conveyancers at ALPMA’s 2019 Annual Summit, the Law Society of NSW FLIP conference, and conferences and webinars hosted by Lawcover, PEXA, the Australian Institute of Conveyancers (NSW) and the Law Societies of Western Australia and Tasmania. Most recently she has written Cyber Risk for Lawyers, an online course providing one hour of CPD available at https://www.lawandcyber.com.au/cyber-cpd. Before founding Law & Cyber, Simone was the Senior Claims Solicitor and then Manager of Strategy and Innovation at Lawcover, where she also sat on the company’s cyber risk committee. During her time at Lawcover she managed more than 2000 notifications from insured law firms, and authored numerous articles and claims prevention courses for lawyers. Before joining Lawcover Simone worked in private legal practice for two medium sized firms specialising in insurance litigation. In 2016 Simone was awarded the Australian Graduate School of Management’s Wanbil Lee prize for ethical leadership in business.

Ethics, Professional Skills & Practice Management, Over Lunch, Over 3 Weeks

Tight on time but need those CPD points by 31 March? These three concise, one-hour sessions - accessible online or as a recording- offer you a chance to tackle your compulsory ethics, practice management, and professional skills. Tune in over lunch and tick off your requirements with ease as you unpack the ethics of billing for AI use, receive best practice tips for robust data breach and cyber-attack prevention and master the art of influencing and negotiation.