Artificial intelligence is reshaping the legal profession—from how legal work gets done to how organizations manage risk, deliver value, and compete.
Whether you’re looking to understand AI’s implications for the law or lead AI transformation within your organization, Harvard Law School Executive Education offers a program designed to meet your goals.
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At a Glance
| AI and the Law: Navigating the New Legal Landscape | Leading AI Transformation in Legal Practice | |
|---|---|---|
| Primary focus | Understanding AI and its impact on law | Leading AI adoption and utilization in your organization |
| Best for | Building knowledge and confidence | Turning AI strategy into action |
| Questions answered | What is AI? What does it mean for law? What are the opportunities and risks? | Where can AI create value? How should we implement it? How do we lead the change? |
| Key Takeaways | Frameworks for navigating the evolving AI and legal landscape | An actionable strategy and plan for AI implementation |
AI and the Law: Navigating the New Legal Landscape
Build a strong foundation in AI and understand its implications for law and legal practice.
AI and the Law: Navigating the New Legal Landscape provides a broad, interdisciplinary exploration of AI—from how the technology works to the evolving legal and policy landscape surrounding privacy, intellectual property, health law, antitrust, and more. Participants also explore how AI can be used to improve legal organizations, business processes, and strategy through hands-on exercises and real-world scenarios.
You’ll benefit if you want to:
- Understand the fundamentals of AI and how it is changing legal practice
- Assess the legal, ethical, and business implications of AI
- Identify opportunities and risks associated with AI adoption
- Develop frameworks for navigating technological change
Who should attend?
Experienced legal professionals and leaders across law firms, in-house legal departments, government, nonprofits, and the private sector who want a broad, practical understanding of AI and its implications for your legal organization and the industry.
Leading AI Transformation in Legal Practice
Move from understanding AI to leading organizational transformation.
Designed for senior leaders responsible for shaping AI strategy, governance, and implementation, Leading AI Transformation in Legal Practice focuses on the organizational and strategic decisions that determine whether AI creates meaningful value. Through case discussions, interactive exercises, and an AI Design Hackathon, participants develop an implementation-ready use case, governance and measurement plan, and strategic approach tailored to their organization.
You’ll benefit if you want to:
- Develop an AI strategy for your organization
- Make informed Build/Buy/Compose decisions
- Lead organizational change and AI adoption
- Develop governance, measurement, and implementation plans
- Rethink legal services, business models, and resourcing in an AI-enabled market
Who should attend?
Senior leaders in law firms and legal departments—including managing partners, practice leaders, GCs, CLOs, COOs, innovation leaders, and legal operations and technology leaders—who have responsibility for or significant influence over organizational strategy and transformation.
Prepare for What’s Next
AI is changing the legal profession. The question is not simply whether your organization will be affected—but how you will respond.
Whether you’re building your understanding of AI or preparing to lead transformation, Harvard Law School Executive Education can help you take the next step.