Vermont Live Bundle 2023

Attorneys who develop a strong understanding of artificial intelligence and its practical applications can gain a distinct competitive edge, enhancing efficiency, streamlining workflows, and ultimately delivering greater value to clients. As AI tools become more accessible across the legal field, it is increasingly important for attorneys to understand these technologies, even if they do not plan to use them directly. Awareness of how opposing counsel, clients, or the courts might employ AI is essential to maintaining technological competence.

This program offers a comprehensive overview of AI tools designed specifically for legal professionals, with a particular focus on their applications in various practice areas. Participants will examine the advantages and drawbacks of these tools, including cost considerations, security risks, and potential ethical and professional implications of AI in legal practice.

Designed for attorneys across all practice areas, especially those with limited technological experience, this seminar offers a practical and accessible introduction to the evolving intersection of law and artificial intelligence.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify and describe the various AI Tools developed specifically for attorneys.
2. Recognize and describe the advantages of using AI Tools in their practice. 
3. Explain the disadvantages of using AI Tools in their practice. 
4.  Evaluate and appraise AI tools and determine which, if any, are suitable for their specific practice areas. 
5. Distinguish between ethical and non-ethical use of AI tools in the practice of law.
6. Develop a framework for assessing AI Tools as they come into development.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Central Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Mountain Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Pacific Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Alaska Time: 8:00 AM - 10:00 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 7:00 AM - 9:00 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Thursday, August 6, 2026

In an era where constant connectivity is the norm, attorneys face growing challenges related to digital overuse and the stress, distraction, and burnout that can follow. This course explores digital addiction through the lens of attorney wellness, examining its classification as an impulse control disorder and its impact on mental and physical health, focus, productivity, and overall well-being.

Attendees will learn how excessive reliance on smartphones, computers, and other devices can contribute to anxiety, sleep disruption, and impaired judgment, ultimately affecting professional performance and personal fulfillment. The program will provide attorneys with tools and strategies to create healthier digital habits, set boundaries around device use, and adopt mindful approaches to technology that support sustainable legal practices and ethical decision-making.

Designed for attorneys in all practice areas, this course supports personal and professional well-being by addressing a modern risk factor that can silently erode resilience, engagement, and quality of life in the legal profession.

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the concept of addiction and explore what makes social media and other online content addictive.
2. Identify the signs of digital addiction and the consequences of digital addiction on mental health.
3. Assess and apply tools available to overcome digital addiction.
4. Recognize how digital addiction can impair a lawyer’s ethical duties and apply relevant ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct to mitigate professional risk.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM
Central Time: 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM
Mountain Time: 8:30 AM - 9:30 AM
Pacific Time: 7:30 AM - 8:30 AM
Alaska Time: 6:30 AM - 7:30 AM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 5:30 AM - 6:30 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Thursday, July 23, 2026
Thursday, August 6, 2026

Lawyers, the legal profession, law firms, and even legal ethics scholars are facing rapidly developing events and meteoric developments that threaten to upend the assumptions of law practice, and possibly worse. Bedrock assumptions about what constitutes ethical practice are being challenged. Technology and the reactions to the pandemic have exposed deep anachronisms in what have been regarded as settled legal ethics principles. This makes it a frightening time to be a lawyer and a challenging time to be an ethical lawyer.

This program examines critical practice challenges that the Rules of Professional Conduct do not adequately address, and in some cases, not at all. From recent legal developments to the date of the seminar, and from festering legal ethics dilemmas that lie lurking in the shadows, “The Legal Ethics Curse” will challenge, engage, and even frighten attendees. This is an intense, multidisciplinary, hypothesis-based program. Attendees will leave with new tools to address legal ethics problems when they arise, and will be prepared to prevent them from arising in the first place.

This course is designed for attorneys across all disciplines, regardless of experience, who are interested in the evolving landscape of legal ethics.

Learning Objectives:

1. Review Model Rules of Professional Conduct.
2. Evaluate the context, application, and limitations of the ethics rules, with an emphasis on the varying rules across jurisdictions and the risks of non-compliance.
3. Identify when legal ethics issues arise and address them.
4. Gain legal ethics problem-solving skills by examining complex legal ethics problems.
5. Explore recent legal developments and legal ethics dilemmas.
6. Anticipate the legal ethics issues likely to arise in 2026.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Central Time: 1:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Mountain Time: 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Pacific Time: 11:00 AM - 1:00 PM
Alaska Time: 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 9:00 AM - 11:00 AM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Thursday, June 25, 2026
Thursday, July 30, 2026
Thursday, August 13, 2026
Thursday, August 27, 2026

In today’s legal climate, where high-conflict personalities are increasingly prevalent and judicial caseloads continue to surge, attorneys are navigating a growing gap between client expectations and legal outcomes. Clients often seek validation of their emotional experiences, while courts remain focused on procedural fairness and the objective application of law. This course introduces legal professionals to a revolutionary framework for AI-assisted case preparation that uses AI strategy, saves time, and enhances client service.

Attendees will be introduced to an innovative framework for AI-assisted case preparation, designed to bridge that disconnect through precision, efficiency, and strategic clarity. With high-conflict cases and digital documentation on the rise, artificial intelligence offers attorneys a powerful tool for synthesizing complex data, identifying behavioral patterns, constructing compelling narratives, and generating persuasive legal materials without compromising ethical standards or human judgment. This course will provide legal professionals with a blueprint for ethically utilizing AI to enhance the relationship between client and counsel, facilitate the preparation of exhibits for court, and effectively manage time and resources, ultimately leading to stronger arguments and more streamlined litigation.

This program is designed for attorneys with any level of experience who are interested in exploring ways to implement AI into their practice or utilize AI to enhance client experiences.

Learning Objectives:

1. Identify how artificial intelligence can assist in reviewing, organizing, and extracting insights from digital evidence, emails, and communication records.
2. Explore how AI tools can automatically surface behavioral patterns, generate timelines, and map facts to case strategy.
3. Examine real-world use cases for AI-generated motion drafts, rebuttals, summaries, and strategy notes.
4. Utilize AI-powered transparency tools can help clients better understand their cases and reduce attorney-client friction.
5. Implement AI tools per ABA guidelines and state bar compliance, including best practices for maintaining confidentiality, human oversight, and professional responsibility.

Course Time Schedule:

Eastern Time: 4:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Central Time: 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Mountain Time: 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
Pacific Time: 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Alaska Time: 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
Hawaii-Aleutian Time: 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM

This course is also being presented on the following dates:

Thursday, June 11, 2026
Thursday, July 9, 2026
Thursday, August 20, 2026
Thursday, September 10, 2026
Thursday, October 22, 2026