# AI for Legal: accelerate preparation, keep legal judgement

> Accelerate preparation and comparison while keeping legal judgement with the professional.

Legal teams practise matter preparation, clause comparison, source-grounded research and drafting support. Confidentiality, verification and final professional review are built into each workflow.

## What this program changes in practice

Legal work contains many tasks that look repetitive but depend heavily on context: preparing a matter, comparing wording, locating current authority or creating a first draft. AI can support those steps, yet a fluent answer may still omit an exception, misread a clause or rely on an outdated source. The workshop gives legal teams a controlled way to use the tools for preparation and comparison while preserving confidentiality, professional judgement and review.

The session is not a fixed sequence of demonstrations. The facilitator works with the team on Choose the legal task, Prepare the matter, Compare clauses, using AI search & deep research, Claude, Your approved AI tools when those systems are approved and available. Participants compare first results, make missing context visible and improve the work together. They learn not only which request works, but why an output is reliable enough to move into the next working step.

The value should not end when people leave the room. Exercises therefore produce concrete outputs such as Matter-preparation template, Playbook-based comparison workflow, Research and citation checklist. They give colleagues a traceable starting point, show where human review is still required and make the next pilot smaller and more realistic. Optional follow-up work can build on those artefacts instead of beginning again with another general introduction.

## What an AI Workshop looks like

These are photographs from real AI Workshop sessions in Switzerland—not generated illustrations. The captions preserve the actual session context, even when an image is used to show a wider part of the learning experience.

![The facilitator supports a participant during an individual exercise. Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne.](https://aiworkshop.ch/images/evidence/ai-workshop-facilitator-training-session-lausanne.webp)

_The facilitator supports a participant during an individual exercise · Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne_

![A participant raises a question while the rest of the room continues the exercise. Innovation Time Lausanne × AI Workshop · UNIL · May 2026.](https://aiworkshop.ch/images/evidence/university-ai-workshop-participant-question-lausanne.webp)

_A participant raises a question while the rest of the room continues the exercise · Innovation Time Lausanne × AI Workshop · UNIL · May 2026_

![Physical method cards make the discussion and review steps visible. Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne.](https://aiworkshop.ch/images/evidence/ai-learning-method-cards-lausanne.webp)

_Physical method cards make the discussion and review steps visible · Earlier AI Workshop session · Lausanne_

![The facilitator reviews a participant’s work directly on the laptop. Innovation Time Lausanne × AI Workshop · UNIL · May 2026.](https://aiworkshop.ch/images/evidence/university-ai-workshop-george-mentoring-student-agent-design-lausanne.webp)

_The facilitator reviews a participant’s work directly on the laptop · Innovation Time Lausanne × AI Workshop · UNIL · May 2026_

## Program facts

- Recommended format: Core workshop · 4–6 hours
- Alternative formats: Focused workshop · 4 hours
- Delivery: On-site / in person, online, or hybrid
- Languages: Delivered in English, French or German
- Prerequisites: No technical prerequisite; exercises use approved tools and non-sensitive examples.
- Audience: In-house legal teams, law firms, contract professionals, compliance and legal operations.
- Reviewed: 2026-07-10

## Tools participants use

- **AI search & deep research:** Find, compare and cite current sources, then separate evidence from interpretation.
- **Claude:** Review long documents, compare alternatives and support structured writing when it is an approved tool.
- **Your approved AI tools:** Exercises adapt to the systems, licences and data boundaries your organisation has approved.

## Outcomes

- Select legal tasks suitable for AI support
- Compare clauses against an approved playbook
- Research with a visible source and date trail
- Set confidentiality and final-review boundaries

## Practical syllabus

### 1. Choose the legal task

Separate preparation and comparison from professional judgement.

**Working output:** Matter-preparation template

### 2. Prepare the matter

Structure facts, questions, documents and missing information.

**Working output:** Playbook-based comparison workflow

### 3. Compare clauses

Review language against an approved playbook and flag differences.

**Working output:** Research and citation checklist

### 4. Research and draft

Use current sources, citations and controlled drafting patterns.

**Working output:** Confidentiality and review boundary

### 5. Confidentiality and verification

Set data boundaries, review questions and a safe pilot workflow.

**Working output:** Matter-preparation template

## What the team takes away

- Matter-preparation template
- Playbook-based comparison workflow
- Research and citation checklist
- Confidentiality and review boundary

## Prepared delivery

- Sponsor alignment call
- Short participant questionnaire
- Examples adapted to your work
- Facilitated live practice
- Digital resources
- Concise facilitator summary

> This is professional training, not legal advice. Outputs require review by a qualified legal professional.

## Frequently asked questions

### What will our team achieve in the AI for Legal workshop?

Accelerate preparation and comparison while keeping legal judgement with the professional. The practical outcomes are: Select legal tasks suitable for AI support; Compare clauses against an approved playbook; Research with a visible source and date trail; Set confidentiality and final-review boundaries.

### Who is the AI for Legal workshop designed for?

In-house legal teams, law firms, contract professionals, compliance and legal operations.

### Which tools will participants use?

The practical stack includes AI search & deep research, Claude, Your approved AI tools. Exercises are adapted to the licences and systems your organisation has approved.

### How long is the workshop and how is it delivered?

The recommended format is Core workshop · 4–6 hours. Every core workshop is designed to stay within four to six hours; alternatives include Focused workshop · 4 hours. Choose an in-person session at your organisation or an agreed venue, a fully online workshop, or a hybrid format. Delivery is available in English, French or German.

### What preparation is required?

No technical prerequisite is required. We hold a short sponsor alignment call and participant questionnaire, then adapt examples to approved tools and non-sensitive work.

### What does the team take away?

The working package includes Matter-preparation template, Playbook-based comparison workflow, Research and citation checklist, Confidentiality and review boundary, digital resources and a concise facilitator summary.

### Does the workshop replace legal or compliance advice?

This is professional training, not legal advice. Outputs require review by a qualified legal professional.

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