The smartest legal teams are already using AI. The question is whether you'll be one of them.

Legal assistants and paralegals handle more than anyone outside the profession realizes. You're organizing case files, preparing discovery documents, summarizing depositions, drafting contracts, tracking deadlines, and managing client communications, often for multiple attorneys at once. The hours are long, the details matter, and there's never enough time.

AI can complete the heavy lifting so you can focus on the details that require human judgment. It finds case law in seconds, drafts initial contract versions, summarizes lengthy transcripts, and organizes evidence without missing a page. This course teaches you how to apply these tools to legal research, document review, case preparation, and client communication, step by step, with no technical background required.

7 hrs
Saved per week on legal research
2 min
To summarize a case or contract
20+
Legal assistant prompt templates

What You'll Learn

Find relevant case law in a fraction of the time it takes manually
Draft contracts and agreements in record time
Summarize complex legal documents into clear, actionable briefs
Automate scheduling, deadline reminders, and follow-up tasks
Proofread documents and spot legal inconsistencies with AI
Organize discovery materials and evidence automatically

Course Curriculum

4 units + 2 optional add-ons · ~25 hours · Certificate included

Foundation

Getting Started with AI for Legal Support

  • Understand what AI can and cannot do in legal work
  • Set up and access the right AI tools in minutes
  • Learn how to write effective prompts for accurate legal results
  • Discover AI tools trusted by legal professionals today
Core Skill

AI for Legal Research and Case Analysis

  • Use AI to find case law in a fraction of the time
  • Summarize complex legal documents and transcripts instantly
  • Extract key facts from lengthy depositions and filings
  • Generate quick overviews of statutes and regulations
Productivity

AI for Document Drafting and Review

  • Draft contracts and agreements in record time
  • Use AI to proofread and spot legal inconsistencies
  • Create client-ready letters and memos instantly
  • Standardize formatting and style across all documents
Advanced

AI for Workflow and Client Communication

  • Automate scheduling and deadline reminders across matters
  • Prepare client updates and status reports with minimal effort
  • Organize discovery materials and evidence automatically
  • Use AI to transcribe and summarize meetings and calls
Optional Add-On

2 Add-On Units

Take your skills further with these optional add-on units, available to add during checkout.

Add-On

Master the Art of Prompting

Advanced prompting techniques: chain-of-thought, role-based prompts, few-shot examples, and strategies for getting consistent, high-quality output every time.

Add-On

Everyday AI in Action

Real-world workflows and case studies showing how professionals use AI daily. Includes copy-and-paste prompt templates for the 20 most common tasks.

What Students Say

Carmen T.
Paralegal, Houston
★★★★★
"I support four attorneys and the document volume was crushing me. After this course, I use AI to draft initial contracts and organize discovery materials. I finish by 5pm now instead of working late every night."
Brian M.
Legal Assistant, Boston
★★★★★
"The legal research unit was worth the entire course price. I found relevant case law for a brief in ten minutes that would have taken me half a day. My supervising attorney asked what changed."
Andrea P.
Senior Paralegal, San Diego
★★★★★
"I was worried about AI making errors in legal documents, but the course taught me exactly how to verify and refine AI outputs. Now I draft faster and catch more inconsistencies than I did working manually."
"Legal support professionals using AI report completing document review and research tasks 40% faster with greater accuracy than manual methods."
Over 40% of routine legal assistant and paralegal tasks are now being augmented by AI tools across leading law firms and corporate legal departments.

How AI Changes Legal Support Work

Before AI
  • Struggling to draft legal templates from scratch
  • Difficulty tracking case deadlines across matters
  • Overloaded by discovery and document review
  • Hours wasted searching for relevant case law
  • Anxiety about missing errors in documents
After This Course
  • Professional drafts created and ready to review
  • Automated reminders ensure nothing slips through
  • Organized evidence and documents ready on demand
  • Relevant precedents and case law found instantly
  • AI-assisted proofreading catches inconsistencies

Frequently Asked Questions

Do I need any AI experience to take this course?

None at all. Unit 1 starts from scratch, walks you through setting up your AI tools, and has you writing effective prompts within the first hour. The course is designed for legal assistants and paralegals who have never used AI before.

Which AI tools will I use?

The course teaches techniques that work across ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and other major AI tools. A free account on any of these platforms is all you need. No paid subscriptions required.

Is it safe to use AI with confidential legal documents?

Unit 1 covers ethics, confidentiality, and responsible AI use in detail. You will learn exactly what is safe to share with AI tools and what must stay confidential, with specific guidance for client data, case files, and privileged information.

Can AI really help with legal research?

Yes. Unit 2 teaches you how to use AI to find case law, summarize statutes, and extract key facts from transcripts. You will also learn how to verify AI outputs to ensure accuracy before including them in any legal work.

What if the course is not right for me?

Every course is covered by a 30-day money-back guarantee. If you are not satisfied for any reason, email us and we will refund your payment within one business day. No questions asked.

Will I get a certificate?

Yes. After completing the course, you take a short online exam. Pass it and you receive a Certificate of Completion from the Workplace AI Institute that you can share with employers or add to LinkedIn.

Earn Your Certificate

Next, you'll take a quick & easy online exam to earn your Certificate of Completion from the Workplace AI Institute.

  • Take the exam online, at your own pace
  • 99% pass rate with course preparation
  • Share your certificate on LinkedIn
  • Retake the exam if needed, at no cost

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