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The Summer School

Our Summer School offers specialised sessions focused on the practical use of artificial intelligence in day-to-day legal service delivery. Participants will learn how to integrate AI tools into legal workflows and how to customise these technologies for bespoke tasks and unique use cases. It's a hands-on opportunity to explore the real-world applications of AI in law and enhance your efficiency.
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Prof Miklos Orban

OPL GUNNERCOOKE

Miklos is a bi-qualified lawyer with 25 years of experience at the intersection of law and technology, specialising in AI solutions for legal professionals. He co-founded OPL (now OPL gunnercooke) and a regulatory consultancy, and serves as gunnercooke’s CTO, leading its legal tech and AI development. Miklos has extensive experience in both private practice and corporate roles, including as Director of Regulation at BT. He mentors law students and is a Visiting Professor at the University of Surrey, where he focuses on AI in law.

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Prof Akber Datoo

D2 LEGAL

Akber is the founder of D2LT and advises financial institutions on Fintech and Legaltech to optimise business and ensure regulatory compliance. He has led D2LT's growth across the UK, US, and Asia, collaborating with industry leaders like ISDA and ICMA on legal agreement digitisation. Akber co-chairs the Law Society's Technology and Law Committee and has authored books on legal data, smart contracts, and digital transformation. He also teaches Cyberlaw and Fintech at the University of Surrey.

1 July 2025

9.00 - 11: 00 am

Past, present and future of lawyering
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Innovation and the legal profession
  1. Why innovate?
  2. Legal tech & access to justice
 
Efficiency, innovation & growth mindset

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30 am

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ROUNDTABLE CHAIRED BY 

Prof Sarah Green

11:30 - 1:00 pm

AI's wide open: How technology can democratise justice

Lunch

1:00 - 2:00 pm

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Introduction to computational thinking​​​

Lightweight development

  1. Understanding the tools you own

Coffee break

3:30 - 4:00 pm

4:00 - 5:30 pm

Introduction to computational thinking (continued)​​​

2. Automation with Microsoft Office

    Creating templates

    Automating work processes

BBQ Dinner

5:30 - 7:15 pm

2 July 2025

9:00 - 10:30 am

Understanding data, data sciences, network sciences and AI

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  1. Machine learning / NLP

  2. LLMs

       a.Tricks and best practices

Coffee break

10:30 - 11:00 am

Session continues to 12:30pm

Lunch

12:30 - 2:00 pm

2:00 - 3:30 pm

Issues with AI​​

  1. Platform effect

  2. Ethical AI

  3. Societal aspects

  4. Liability

  5. Algorithmic bias

  6. Intellectual Property

  7. Access to Justice

Coffee break

3:30 - 4:00 pm

4:00 - 5:30 pm

Using and fine-tuning AI

  1. Prompt engineering

  2. Knowledge graphs and databases

  3. RAG and LORA

Wine tasting

6:30 pm

Formal dinner

7:30 pm

3 July 2025

9:00 - 11:00 am

Case studies

  1. Legal-specific prompting

  2. Building a legal knowledge base and solving legal problems with AI

Coffee break

11:00 - 11:30 am

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ROUNDTABLE CHAIRED BY

Dr Caroline Green

11:30 - 1:00 pm

AI and human rights of older persons?

Lunch

1:00 pm

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