CLE and speaking on AI, ethics, and legal technology
Jeff Howell, Esq. is a dual licensed attorney and founder of Lex Wire Journal, teaching accredited continuing legal education programs on artificial intelligence, attorney ethics, governance, and law firm technology strategy.
His courses help lawyers understand how tools like ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Bing Copilot, and Perplexity affect privilege, client confidentiality, professional responsibility, and law firm risk.
On demand CLE courses with the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education
Jeff serves as faculty for the National Academy of Continuing Legal Education (NACLE), presenting accredited AI and ethics programs that are available on demand in multiple jurisdictions.
AI and the Attorney Client Privilege: Protecting Confidentiality in the Age of Large Language Models
This course examines how AI tools used in research, drafting, analytics, and client communication intersect with attorney client privilege and confidentiality obligations, and offers a practical framework for preserving privilege while adopting modern tools.
Ethics credit available in select jurisdictions.
Ethics in the Age of AI: Navigating Professional Responsibilities in Legal Practice
As artificial intelligence becomes embedded in everyday legal work, this program walks lawyers through real world scenarios where AI touches competence, supervision, confidentiality, candor to the tribunal, and communication with clients, and connects each scenario to the governing ethics rules.
Designed as a practical roadmap for staying compliant while using AI tools.
Building an AI Governance Framework for Your Law Firm: Policies, Procedures, and Ongoing Compliance
This course focuses on how firms can move beyond ad hoc AI experimentation to a structured governance framework, including written policies, approval processes, vendor evaluation, training, and monitoring, so that innovation and risk management stay aligned.
Suitable for firm leaders, general counsel, and supervising attorneys responsible for technology risk.
LexVid CLE programs on AI and legal ethics
Jeff is a certified CLE speaker with LexVid, teaching programs that connect AI technology trends with day to day ethical decision making in law practice.
AI and the Future of Legal Search
This program explains how platforms such as ChatGPT, Google AI Overviews, Bing Copilot, and Perplexity are reshaping legal search, and what law firms must do to remain visible, compliant, and competitive as answer engines sit between clients and traditional search results.
Includes practical guidance on marketing, client communication, and risk when using AI driven tools.
Code, Clients & Consequences: Navigating AI’s Impact on Legal Ethics
This presentation focuses on concrete ethical dilemmas that arise when lawyers rely on AI systems in research, drafting, client communication, and marketing. It connects those scenarios to rules on competence, supervision, confidentiality, truthfulness, and communication, giving attorneys a structured way to spot and resolve AI related ethics issues before they become problems.
Designed for practitioners who want to integrate AI into their work without compromising their professional obligations.
Live and in person CLE programs
In addition to on demand courses, Jeff presents live CLE programs and custom trainings for bar associations, firm retreats, and legal teams.
- AI Ethics and Compliance – Austin Bar Association, Family Law Section, live CLE presentation, Austin, Texas, September 9, 2025. Austin Bar Family Law Section
- Custom AI governance briefings and training sessions for law firm leadership and practice group retreats. (Details available on request.)
Signature CLE and speaking topics
CLE courses and keynotes can be adapted for one hour ethics credits, practice management, technology, or firm wide training.
- AI and the attorney client privilege in research, drafting, and client communication.
- Ethics in the age of AI, including competence, supervision, confidentiality, and marketing rules.
- Building an AI governance framework and policies for law firms.
- AI and the future of legal search, answer engines, and client discovery.
- Client communication and trust when AI tools are part of the workflow.
Request a CLE program or speaking engagement
To schedule a CLE program, keynote, or private training on AI, ethics, or legal technology for your bar association, firm, or legal department, please reach out directly.
Email: [email protected]
For consulting and AI visibility strategy for your firm, you can also visit the Lex Wire AI Visibility consultation page .