AI Certification for every stage of your legal career
Newly qualified looking to differentiate yourself?
Mid-level and under pressure to deliver more?
Senior counsel expected to lead innovation?
A firm leader exploring AI adoption?
This certification gives legal professionals the practical skills to use AI ethically, confidently and strategically. Are you:
AI for Legal Professionals
The Law Society published its AI Guidance. EU AI Act literacy obligations came into force nearly a year ago.
But practical implementation? That's been harder to find. This course fills that gap - showing you HOW to use AI safely without breaching confidentiality.
This is your practical first step - designed for Irish solicitors who need to get started safely and in line with professional obligations.
For solicitors who:
Need to meet AI literacy obligations under the EU AI Act
Want practical skills, not more warnings
Must protect client confidentiality while using AI
What you'll master in 2 hours of CPD-accredited training
You'll leave with practical skills you can use immediately:
AI Foundations for Lawyers
(20 minutes)
Understanding capabilities and limitations
What AI can and can't do for safe legal work
Why hallucinations matter and how to spot them
Security & Confidentiality
(45 minutes)
How to use AI tools within Law Society guidelines
Anonymisation techniques that protect client confidentiality
Practical safeguards for day-to-day GenAI use
Practical Prompting for Legal Work
(45 minutes)
Real contract work examples throughout
Writing prompts that get useful results
Checklists you can use tomorrow
Course Outline
Introduction to AI
Gain practical competence across real legal applications.
What you'll learn;
Foundations of AI & its legal implications
Ethical risk, bias and responsible use
Using AI for drafting, research and analysis
AI-enabled service delivery & workflow innovation
Client communication & advisory use
AI for legal operations and strategic planning
Leadership and organisational adoption
Why choose Heron Legal AI Certification?
Built for the legal industry
Developed with senior solicitors, legal technologists and AI strategists.
Practical, applied learning
Work on real matters: drafting, research, decision support, workflow optimisation.
Recognised credential
Show proof of capability to clients, employers and regulators.
Future-ready positioning
Become the lawyer who leads, not the one trying to catch up.
01
Register
Sign up and get immediate access to the course.
02
Learn
2 hours of CPD-accredited practical training, self-paced. Complete it in one go or spread it across your week.
03
Apply
Use anonymisation techniques and prompting skills immediately in your practice.
04
Get certified
Receive your AI Literacy Certificate - demonstrate you've met your AI literacy obligations.
Created for Irish legal by Irish legal experts
This course was developed with feedback from Irish legal practices and designed around:
Law Society of Ireland AI Guidance Framework
EU AI Act literacy requirements
Real challenges facing small-to-medium practices
Led by Heron - Ireland's legal marketplace connecting practices with consultant solicitors. We work with Irish legal every day and understand the pressures you're facing.
"We kept hearing: everyone's telling us what NOT to do, but nobody's showing HOW to start safely. So, we built this - practical, aligned with your professional obligations, and genuinely designed to help Irish practices."
Ciara Battigan | Managing Director
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AI for Legal FAQ's
Have questions?
This course is designed for legal professionals at any stage; solicitors, legal executives, paralegals, legal ops teams and firm leaders who want to build practical AI capability and credibility within the profession.
Yes. This course is designed to meet the Continuing Professional Development (CPD) requirements for legal professionals in Ireland and is suitable for self-certification.
In Ireland, CPD for both solicitors and barristers is largely self-declared, provided the learning is structured, educational, and relevant to professional legal practice. This course has been developed with those criteria in mind. It includes defined learning outcomes, clearly structured modules, and a focus on professional competence, ethics, and the practical application of AI in legal work.
Upon completion, participants receive a certificate of completion outlining the course content and CPD hours, which can be retained for CPD records and produced in the event of an audit, in line with Law Society of Ireland and Bar of Ireland CPD requirements.
No. The programme assumes zero technical background. You’ll learn how to apply AI in legal work, not how to build AI systems.
You will understand how AI works in legal practice, know how to use it responsibly, apply it to drafting, research and advisory work, redesign workflows, and articulate AI opportunities to clients or colleagues.
Most learners complete the course in 2-3 hours, depending on pace. You can move faster or slower, the programme is designed to fit around professional workloads.
Yes. You access modules on demand, supported by optional live workshops.
Assessment is practical. You complete applied exercises and scenarios demonstrating real capability in AI-enabled legal practice. Once completed, you receive your certificate.
This programme is purpose-built for the legal profession. It focuses on ethical use, regulatory considerations, legal reasoning, applied workflows and real case examples, not generic tech theory.
Yes. You will receive a recognised digital certificate that can be added to your LinkedIn profile, CV and professional development records.
Simply register online here, and you’ll receive immediate access to course materials, onboarding guidance and your learning pathway.
Ready to advance your AI skills and your legal career?
The profession is moving, be the person leading it.
The profession is moving, be the person leading it.