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Self-Paced Online

Prompt or Perish

The Trial Lawyer’s Guide to Thriving (and Winning) in the Age of AI

Published by Michigan Association for Justice
and Canadian Caucus of AAJ
Learning Objectives
  • How to craft prompts that produce accurate, case-specific output
  • Where AI fits ethically into a litigation and trial practice—confidentiality, bias, and beyond
  • Why lawyers who don’t learn prompting are replaceable—and how not to be
  • How to use AI to assist with voir dire, motions, and mitigation strategy
  • What to avoid: common mistakes that lead to bad output or ethical trouble





Summary

Generative AI isn’t coming for your job—it’s coming for your habits. In this cutting-edge webinar, Patrick T. Barone will show you how to transform generative AI from a curiosity into a co-counsel. You’ll learn how to write precise, powerful prompts that yield motion drafts, voir dire strategy, discovery insights, and even mitigation narratives. But with great power comes real responsibility: Patrick will also tackle the ethical boundaries and practical risks, including hallucinations, confidentiality pitfalls, and the hype about lawyers being replaced by robots.

Whether you're AI-curious or already experimenting, this program will help you harness the tool without losing the craft.

SWOD-26259

Presenters
Patrick T. Barone
Founding Partner & CEO - Barone Defense Firm

Patrick T. Barone is the founder and principal attorney of the Barone Defense Firm, with offices in Birmingham and Grand... Read More


Originally Published
November 12, 2025

Program Titles and Supporting Materials
This program contains the following components:

  • Media Files
  • Prompt or Perish - Video

  • Downloadable Files
  • AI Course Materials - Handout
  • Barone Future of Advocacy AI Champion August 2024 - Handout
  • Barone Trustworthy AI NACDL Champion July 2025 - Handout
  • Barone Mastering AI Champion March April 2025 - Handout
  • Barone AI Powered Advocacy Champion Jan Feb 2025 - Handout
  • Barone.Sept.2025.AI.YourSocraticSidekick - Handout

How To Attend
Join the self-paced program from your office, home, or hotel room using a computer and high speed internet connection. You may start and stop the program at your convenience, continue where you left off, and review supporting materials as often as you like. Please note: Internet Explorer is no longer a supported browser. We recommend using Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox or Safari for best results.

Technical Requirements
You may access this course on a computer or mobile device with high speed internet (iPhones require iOS 10 or higher). Recommended browsers are Google Chrome or Mozilla Firefox.

Credit
If applicable, you may obtain credit in multiple jurisdictions simultaneously for this program (see pending/approved list below). If electing credit for this program, registrants in jurisdictions not listed below will receive a Certificate of Completion that may or may not meet credit requirements in other jurisdictions. Where applicable, credit will be only awarded to a paid registrant completing all the requirements of the program as determined by the selected accreditation authority.

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