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In this session the Law Society will set out it’s role within the legal technology landscape. As the membership body for all solicitors in England and Wales, it has unique insights into the profession, including solicitors’ needs regarding the use of legal technology. The opportunities AI bring cannot be ignored by the legal industry.
Addressing the now well-known AI hallucination cases, Ayinde and Al-Haroun, this session will illustrate the real world risks of deploying AI in legal work and explore how professional codes of conduct, such as duties to ensure accuracy, appropriate supervision and confidentiality, intersect with technology, regulation and the day-to-day realities of using AI within legal practice.
Mia Leslie is the Technology Law and Digital Transformation Policy Adviser at the Law Society, working on legal, regulatory and policy developments across data, artificial intelligence and emerging technologies to support the legal profession in England and Wales and promote access to justice. She previously worked at the Institute for the Future of Work and Public Law Project, leading research and policy work on the impact of AI and automation on work, public decision‑making and the rule of law.
Mary Towers is a policy adviser in technology law and responsible innovation at the Law Society. Mary has many years of experience in technology and employment rights policy, having previously led the TUC's work on artificial intelligence. Mary is also a qualified solicitor and spent over ten years working as an employment lawyer in both private practice and in-house roles
