Clinical Assistant Professor of Law
AI for Lawyers: Time and Tasks
What You'll Learn
- How to use AI to delegate tasks
- How to use AI to manage your time
- How to avoid delegation remorse
2 Modules
4 Hours
2 hrs per module (approx.)
Rating
About AI for Lawyers: Time and Tasks
Explore ways to use artificial intelligence to help you get more things done in less time.
In the third course of the four-part series “AI for Lawyers and Other Advocates,” you’ll learn how to navigate the “AI Delegation Matrix” and spot “Low-Hanging AI Fruit.” You’ll also develop strategies to make sure you don’t hand over the wrong tasks to artificial intelligence tools and end up with heavy, regretful feelings of “delegation remorse.”
Skills You'll Gain
- AI-Based Legal Compliance
- Creativity
- Generative AI Agents
- Time Management
What You'll Earn
- Certificate of Completion:
- Certificates of completion acknowledge knowledge acquired upon completion of a non-credit course or program.
Welcome Message
Welcome to AI for Lawyers: Time and Tasks, the third course in the AI for Lawyers and Other Advocates series. This course focuses on using artificial intelligence to work more efficiently without sacrificing judgment or ethics. Learners will explore strategic delegation with AI, identify high-impact use cases, and develop frameworks to avoid misusing AI on tasks that require human insight and responsibility.
This abbreviated syllabus description was created with the help of AI tools and reviewed by staff. The full syllabus is available to those who enroll in the course.
Course Schedule
Module 1: What Am I Missing?
- Video: What Am I Missing?
- Reading: Meet Professor Barry
- Reading: Help Us Learn About You!
- Video: What Am I Missing? (Activity)
- Reading: Activity: What Am I Missing?
- Video: Time Savers
- Reading: AI Experimentation: Real-World Examples
- Video: Meeting Magic
- Video: Low-Hanging AI Fruit
- Reading: (Optional Exercise) I, Robot
- Discussion Prompt: (Optional) I, Robot
- Ungraded Plugin: Check for Your Knowledge
- Reading: Edit Our Edits
Module 2: A New World
- Video: A New World
- Video: Delegation Remorse
- Video: Automating Inequality
- Video: Learning and Leading
- Reading: Ethics, AI, and the ABA
- Ungraded Plugin: Check for Your Knowledge
- Reading: Optional Materials: The Employees Secretly Using AI at Work
- Reading: Post-Course Survey
- Graded: Course Test
Grading Policy
Course materials are self-paced and remain open throughout the course. To pass and earn a certificate, learners must achieve an overall score of 80% or higher. The final grade is based entirely on the Course Test, which accounts for 100% of the course grade.
Course content developed by U-M faculty and managed by the university. Faculty titles and affiliations are updated periodically.
Beginner Level
No prior experience required
