This registration form is for Tuesday, September 30, 10:00 a.m.–1:15 p.m. ET
This program is also available on:
Wednesday, October 15, Noon–3:15 p.m. ET
| MCLE Credit: | 3.0 |
| Live-Interactive Credit: | 3.0 (all dates, all formats) |
Join national speaker Paul Unger in this seminar designed for attorneys who want to learn how to harness the power of artificial intelligence in their practices.
Registration Deadlines:
Webcast: | 10 minutes prior to seminar. If you register for a webcast the day of the seminar, your e-mail receipt will include a link to launch the seminar and download the materials. |
Telephone: | Online registration ends at 11:59 p.m. the day preceding the seminar |
Cancellation Policy: Cancellation/transfer requests will be honored until 5:00 p.m. the day preceding the seminar. You will, however, be charged $60 if you cancel or transfer your registration to a different seminar after the link to the materials has been e-mailed by Virginia CLE®.
Full refunds or transfers are available up to two days after a webcast in the unlikely event that you experience technical difficulties.
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| 10:00 | The Top AI Tools and How Lawyers Are Using Them An overview of the most popular and impactful AI products designed specifically for lawyers and law firms. Participants will learn about: |
| 12:00 | Break |
| 12:10 | Microsoft Copilot: Can AI Make Work Easier? AI isn’t just for tech companies. Tools like Microsoft Copilot are changing how people work with Word, Outlook, PowerPoint, and Excel. But is it actually useful? In this session, we’ll explore what Copilot can do, from summarizing documents to drafting emails and creating presentations. Through interactive demonstrations and real-life scenarios, you’ll see how AI can speed up tasks, and we’ll also cover key privacy and security concerns when using AI in a professional setting. |
| 1:15 | Adjourn |
Paul J. Unger, Affinity Consulting / Columbus, OH
Paul Unger is an attorney and one of the founding partners of Affinity Consulting Group. He focuses on national speaking/training, coaching, strategic consulting, and workflow design for law firms and legal departments. He provides continuing legal education (CLE), legal-specific software training, and professional development programs for law firms and legal departments throughout North America. He is the author of dozens of publications and legal technology manuals, including recently published books Tame the Digital Chaos: A Lawyer’s Guide to Distraction, Time, Task & Email Management (2020), Getting Your Digital House in Order (2023), PowerPoint for Legal Professionals (2023), and Adobe Acrobat for Legal Professionals (2020). He served as chair of the ABA Legal Technology Resource Center (2012–13, 2013–14), as chair of ABA TECHSHOW (2011), and on the Executive Board for the Association for Continuing Legal Education (ACLEA) (2017–18, 2018–19). He is an active member of the Ohio State and New York State Bar Associations.
Mr. Unger specializes in time, task & distraction management, document and email management, paperless office strategies, courtroom technology, and legal-specific software training for law firms and legal departments. In his spare time, he likes to run, swim, cook, garden, and restore old homes.
