Free Online Course themed “AI for Legal Professionals (I): Law and Policy” offered by FutureLearn

Future Learn Platform is offering a free online course on the theme of “AI for Legal Professionals (I): Law and Policy”.

Course background:

From self-driving cars to virtual voice assistants, the use of artificial intelligence (AI) has greatly increased in recent years. AI is making us question the way we think about society itself – and poses crucial legal, regulatory, ethical, and human rights challenges for lawyers and citizens alike.

On this introductory course, you’ll explore what artificial intelligence is, evaluating its rationale and objectives, and how it can be regulated by law.

This includes discussing key topics such as compliance, privacy, governance, and the bias to be found in AI-powered systems.

The course will be followed by a second course, AI for Legal Professionals (II): Tools for Lawyers planned for February 2026.

This course is intended for:

This course is aimed at lawyers, legal educators, regulators, and anyone interested in legal and policy issues regarding the development and application of artificial intelligence.

Course duration:

3 hours per week for 4 weeks.

Course topics:

• Transparency
• Algorithmic bias
• AI and human rights
• Regulating artificial intelligence
• AI, the judiciary, and the practice of law

Course objectives:

By the end of this course learners will be able to:

1. Evaluate the various views, including economic theories, concerning the rationale for and objectives of artificial intelligence with a view to guide further learning
2. Explore the various motivations that drive the development of artificial intelligence and the role, work, and ethical considerations of a legal professional in this context
3. Apply sound research methods to analyze various artificial intelligence problems

Course costs:

Learner can join this course for free and get access to it for 6 weeks.

Or upgrade this course for $79 and gets:

• Access to this course for as long as it’s on Future Learn.
• Access to this course’s tests as well as a print and digital Certificate of Achievement once he/she is eligible.

Or buy unlimited for $ 189.99 for one year and gets:

• Access to this course, and hundreds of other FutureLearn short courses and tests for a year.
• A printable digital Certificate of Achievement on all short courses once they are eligible.
• The freedom to keep access to any course he/she has achieved a digital Certificate of Achievement on, for as long as the course exists on Future Learn.
• The flexibility to complete own choice of short courses in learner’s own time within the year.

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