Practical implications for L&D and Supervision in an AI-assisted world: urgent focus areas for firms.

Kim Arnold and Amber Foster from Human Superpowers will host a masterclass this September to discuss how legal innovation involving AI is becoming more prevalent, with legal professionals balancing traditional practices and innovation simultaneously; often with mixed results because it is so new.

As we look towards September, along with new intakes of Trainee Solicitors, we wanted to explore the topic of Supervision and how to futureproof supervision practices and training.

Some recent cases have highlighted practical considerations for every L&D/HR & Early Talent leaders and departments in a firm using AI tools. For example, a recent case focused on the AI hallucination. The judgement itself tells a more uncomfortable story about supervision: the AI warned the associate four times to verify its output, the letter was filed nine minutes later, and three lawyers reviewed it without checking the source. The court directed its criticism at the humans, not the…