Leveraging an AI Lawyer: Risks & Opportunities

Learn how to use AI responsibly when reviewing contracts, understanding legal documents, and protecting your business.

Artificial Intelligence is transforming how entrepreneurs access information, draft documents, and make business decisions. From reviewing contracts to generating legal clauses, AI tools offer exciting opportunities, but they also come with important risks.

Futurpreneur is proud to partner with the Norton Rose Fulbright Entrepreneurship & Innovation Legal Clinic at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa to host an engaging workshop designed to help entrepreneurs navigate the growing role of AI in legal matters.

As part of the Legal Foundations for Young Entrepreneurs series, this practical session will explore how entrepreneurs can responsibly leverage AI when dealing with contracts and legal documentation, while understanding its limitations and knowing when professional legal support is necessary.

In this workshop, you will learn how to:

  • Understand the purpose and key components of a business contract.
  • Identify common legal risks found in contracts.
  • Use AI tools to review, summarize, and better understand legal documents.
  • Develop effective prompts to obtain more relevant and accurate results from AI tools.
  • Recognize the limitations and potential risks of relying on AI for legal matters.
  • Determine when legal advice should be sought from a qualified professional.
  • Adopt best practices for using AI responsibly in your business operations.

Through practical examples and real-life scenarios, participants will gain valuable insights into how AI can support entrepreneurs while avoiding common pitfalls.

This free online session is designed to support diverse young founders, including Black, Indigenous, 2SLGBTQIA+, newcomer, and official language minority entrepreneurs, in making informed business decisions and strengthening their legal awareness.

About the Legal Foundations for Young Entrepreneurs initiative

This workshop is part of an ongoing collaboration between Futurpreneur and the Norton Rose Fulbright Entrepreneurship & Innovation Legal Clinic at the Faculty of Law, University of Ottawa , aimed at making legal knowledge more accessible to entrepreneurs across Canada.

Through this partnership, eligible Futurpreneur-supported entrepreneurs may also access legal clinics offered by the Faculty of Law, where law students, under professional supervision, provide information and support on various business law topics. The initiative helps bridge the gap between entrepreneurship and legal literacy, empowering founders to make informed decisions as they launch and grow their businesses.

 

About the Speaker

Garrick Apollon - Founding-Director, Norton Rose Fulbright Entrepreneurship & Innovation Legal Clinic

Garrick Apollon is a lawyer and legal educator with a passion for making legal concepts accessible and practical for entrepreneurs and small business owners. Through his work with the Faculty of Law at the University of Ottawa, he supports initiatives that help founders better understand legal risks, contracts, intellectual property, and business law considerations. Garrick regularly collaborates on educational programming designed to equip entrepreneurs with the knowledge and tools needed to make informed business decisions.