ONLINE MEETING: AI's Transformative Impact on Solicitor Practices
This meeting is being hosted by the Wills & Trusts - Victoria Section.
| Speakers: |
Allison Morrell, Knowledge and Legal Operations Lawyer at Dentons Canada LLP
Jacob Kojfman, Senior Legal Counsel at the Co-operators Group Ltd |
| Time: |
Wednesday, March 5, 2025, 5:00pm - 6:00pm (PT) |
| CPD Hours: |
1.00 hour |
Synopsis
Are you curious about how Artificial Intelligence might be useful in your legal practice but are unsure about where to start? Are you intrigued by AI but feel overwhelmed by the technology's complexity, rapid evolution, and potential practice management issues?
Allison Morrell and Jacob Kojfman share their insights on the current state of AI in solicitor's work, tips for getting started, as well as the ethical and practical pitfalls to avoid.
About the Speakers
Allison Morrell is a Knowledge and Legal Operations Lawyer with Dentons Canada LLP. Allison supports practice groups in identifying and implementing opportunities for innovation in the delivery of legal services. Their work includes legal technology strategy and implementation, including the effective and appropriate use of AI technologies.
Jacob Kojfman is Senior Legal Counsel at the Co-operators Group Ltd., where he reviews, drafts, and negotiates high risk critical tech-related agreements, and coaches and mentors junior lawyers. Previously he was Senior Legal Counsel at a global-IT services company, supporting a number of business units. In October 2022 he was a panelist at the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC)’s 2022 Annual Meeting on “IP Issues in Commercial Transactions”, along with panels on SAAS and tech contracts on two other occasions. In 2021 he authored a very popular ACC article “Top Ten Issues and Tips to Consider When Negotiating Contracts for Cloud Solutions.” He completed the “Certificate in Drafting and Negotiating IT Agreements” in 2017, and was asked to join faculty for that CLE. He is a skilled, creative and entertaining presenter.
He conceived the ACCAM23 panel “IP Trivia Night”, a game show based on “Who Wants to be a Millionaire” creating questions based on current events with an IP connection to educate lawyers about IP issues, and has presented it a number of other CLE events.Jacob’s spent the majority of his career in-house, in a variety of settings, making almost every mistake along the way. He is a mentor in a number of formal lawyer mentoring programs to help other lawyers avoid the mistakes he made and thrive in their organizations. Outside of work, he coaches his daughter’s U12 soccer team, is an avid poker player, reader and Peloton rider.
Territorial Acknowledgement
This event will be broadcast from the traditional and unceded territory of the Coast Salish peoples, including Tsleil-Waututh, Squamish and Musqueam First Nations. We encourage members to explore the rich history and knowledge of Indigenous people, and to continue learning about their experience in Canada past and present.
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