Episode 204: Welcome to Lex ExploreAI Series – What you can expect!
Release Date: 02/10/2025
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info_outlineThis podcast was recorded on 5 February 2025, as the inaugural session in CLI’s Lex ExploreAI Series.
In this session host Courtney Blackman, Head of Partnerships and Program Director of the LawTech Hub & AI Clinical Placements at Lander & Rogers joined Terri Mottershead, Executive Director of the Centre for Legal Innovation to discuss:
- The state of legal AI
- The work being done in AI at Lander & Rogers
- What you can expect from this series in 2025
You’ll find details about the other sessions in this series here.
If you would prefer to watch rather than listen to this episode, you’ll find the video in our CLI-Collaborate (CLIC) free Resource Hub here.
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