Legal Ethics and The Use of AI/ChatGPT in the Context of Practising in ESL

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CaseStudy1

KayPubbleisasolicitoractingforOnclerenterprises,whoarebeingprosecutedby lution intothelakeswhichhasbreachedenvironmentallegislation.

manager,ConTempt,thatseemstosupportthis,identifyingthepoorconditionofthe

KayasksConiftheyhavetheoriginal,andheexplainsthathesentitwhileworkingfrom homeandwillcheckhisrecords.Thenextdayheproducesacopyofthereportwiththe samedateanddetails,butamoreprofessionaltoneandamorefavourableviewofthe health.HeexplainsthatthehardcopyMayfoundwashisdraft,andthathewas beingabitsillywithit.

Maynotesthatseveralparagraphsofthereportareinadifferentfont,andConexplains thathishomecomputerisprettyoldandsometimesswitchesfontsandwillnotallowhim tochange.Healsosaysthatbecauseofthis,hehadjunkedtheoldmachine.

CaseStudy2

BradBandisatech-savvylawyerwhohassetupafirmwhichmakesheavyuseof technology.

Althoughhisbackgroundisconveyancing,heiskeentobreakintootherareasandsees technologyasthewaytodothat.HepurchasesalicenceforanAI-basedproductacalled -

questions,andanswerstofollow-upquestions.

listofserviceshe provides.

AfewweekslaterBradreceivesaletterfromlawyersrepresentingseverallawfirmsand softwarecompanies,claimingthatPlug-inPlanningwastrainedusingcontentcreatedby itsclients,andthattheclientsarenowsuingPlug-inPlanning'sdevelopers.

betakenagainstBrad.

CaseStudy3

ArtyFicialisaverycleveryounglawyerwhohasstartedworkatanestablishedwillsand estatesfirm.Artyhasonlybeenadmittedforthreeyears,butworkedforatechstart-up whilehewasstudyingandisveryproficientincodingandsoftwaredevelopment.

Hehasdevelopedapieceofsoftwarewhichwillcreatedraftwillsbasedontextinput, andhasputthesoftwareonhisworklaptop;itlinkstohispersonalChatGPTaccount.

Fidelity|Service|Courage

Artyistaskedwithdoingawillfo decidestoshowoff,andcreatesthewillusingthesoftwarerightinfrontofChip,whois veryimpressed.

heshouldbecharged$2000forsomethingthattooklessthan15minutestocomplete. isquite differentfromtheonesthefirmcreatesusingitsowntemplates.

Artysayshedevelopedthesoftwareusingseveralprecedents,includingthosefromhis priorfirmsandsomehefoundontheinternet.Healsosaysthatitisnotreallypossibleto knowexactlyhowthesoftwarecreatedthewill.

CaseStudy4

PennyPincherhasattendedBillShockLawyersonthepremiseofhavingawilldone,but -preparedwill.Sheadviseshim thatshehadthewilldonebya

-flightAI.

Pennynotesthatherneighbourputherontothewebsiteanditcostonly$100;ithas beensignedandwitnessedandshesimplywantsBilltoputitinsafecustodyforher.

Billhasaquicklookatthewillandhassomeimmediateconcerns,andincludingthat tsthatshehaveaproperwilldone.

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