Faster drafting, smarter research structuring, and better client communication — built for Australian solicitors, barristers, paralegals, and in-house counsel who understand that privilege and professional conduct don't bend for AI.
Built for Australian legal practitioners — people trained to be sceptical, and rightly so. This course is designed to channel that scepticism productively: teaching exactly where Claude is genuinely useful, where it's dangerous, and how to get safe, high-quality output from it.
Every exercise is grounded in real legal work — letters of demand, contract review, advice letters, client communications, court document drafting — with Australian jurisdictions throughout.
Draft legal correspondence, letters of demand, and client advice letters in a fraction of the usual time
Summarise and review contracts — identifying key clauses, obligations, and red flags
Structure legal research problems safely and use Claude to explain materials you find
Write plain-English client advice and costs disclosure documents
Apply legal professional privilege, confidentiality, and professional conduct rules to AI use
Leave with an assessed capstone "Matter-Ready Pack" built for your own practice: a letter of demand, contract review summary, plain-English client advice letter, your firm's 3 core AI rules and citation-verification protocol, plus a personal prompt library
7 sessions — every exercise uses de-identified Australian legal scenarios.
Jurisdiction-specific, de-identified, and built for real Australian legal practice.
You are a senior solicitor in an Australian commercial law firm. Context: Acting for a lessee in a NSW commercial dispute. Client operates a café. Lessor has failed to repair HVAC for 8 weeks despite two written requests. Lease requires lessor to maintain essential services. Task: Draft a letter of demand requiring repair within 14 days, reserving all rights. Format: Formal letter. Firm but professional. Placeholders for party names, lease clause numbers, loss amounts. Flag any jurisdiction-specific points. Under 400 words.
You are a senior solicitor reviewing a commercial services agreement. Context: Acting for the supplier party. [Paste de-identified contract below] Task: Summarise: (1) key commercial terms, (2) each party's obligations, (3) termination provisions, (4) any unusual or onerous clauses, (5) missing standard protections. Format: Structured sections. Plain English summary first, then clause references. Flag anything that needs specialist review.
You are a solicitor advising an individual client. Context: Client has an unfair dismissal claim. Dismissed without cause, 3-year employee. Strong prospects, but limitation period expires in 10 days if we don't file. Client is distressed. Task: Draft a plain-English advice letter explaining the situation, prospects, urgency, and next steps. Format: Empathetic but clear. Under 350 words. No legal jargon. End with a clear CTA.
You are a conveyancer explaining property law to a first home buyer in Victoria. Context: Client is purchasing their first property. They've just received a Section 32 Vendor Statement. Task: Explain what a Section 32 is, what it must contain under the Sale of Land Act 1962 (Vic), and what the buyer should look for before signing. Format: Plain English. Under 300 words. Note at the end: "Verify current Section 32 requirements with your solicitor or conveyancer."
Legal AI use has specific professional conduct dimensions that other professions don't face. We cover them all.
Privileged communications must never enter Claude. Use fictional clients ([CLIENT], [MATTER REF]) for all exercises and real-world prompting.
Claude invents plausible-looking case citations. Never quote a specific case, section, or provision from Claude without verifying it on AustLII, Jade, or your legal database first.
All drafts require review by an admitted practitioner. Claude cannot exercise professional judgement — you must. Duty of competence includes supervising AI-assisted work product.
Australian law varies significantly by state and territory. Always specify jurisdiction in prompts, and verify that jurisdiction-specific content is current and accurate before using it.
Trust account records, client ledger information, and matter financial details must never be pasted into Claude — not even de-identified. These records have strict handling requirements.
Your duty of confidentiality continues after a matter ends. De-identification is the minimum standard — when in doubt, use entirely fictional scenarios rather than real matter details.
The legal course is the highest-value course in the CTS range — priced to reflect the time and expertise demands of legal practitioners.
The full one-day course, online — built for a quiet day between matters, or two half-days.
Run in major cities. Open to all legal practitioners.
Delivered exclusively for your team — customised to your practice areas and document templates.
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