Integrating Soft Skills with Technical Expertise: Navigating Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI in Legal Practice

In this relevant and exciting program, Ms. Sherman will offer insights into how technology affects responsibilities in the legal industry. Attorneys need to be vigilant about managing passwords, using secure Wi-Fi, and following basic security protocols for client data.

The program will cover essential soft skills for successful attorneys, such as curiosity, patience, empathy, and perseverance. It will also address the interpersonal skills needed for effective client advocacy and practicing technology law.

This course benefits attorneys at any level of practice interested in or specializing in technology law, including areas like privacy, cybersecurity, and AI.

Learning Objectives:

• Discern a client's needs through thoughtful questioning and use emotional intelligence to figure out the entire story
• Discover the cast of characters in a contract
• Recall that your network is your net worth: the power of small talk, whether with a client or at a networking event
• Utilize unlikely sources to learn skills for becoming a strong negotiator
• Analyze contracts efficiently and know the flow of processors and sub-processors in intellectual property contracts
• Recognize when becoming a privacy lawyer or professional, there is a difference between lawyers and compliance in the field, along with the overlap of different practice areas
• Remain on top of industry trends: how privacy, cybersecurity and AI intersect in law and the importance of following international law to help predict new laws
• Consider basic measures to protect client data

Production Date: 12/15/2024 | Closed captioning (CC) available