AI Under the Hood: How LLMs Think, Fail & Mislead in Legal Work
Tatiana Botskina
Oxford DPhil AI researcher, ex-lawyer
From theory to practice: equip yourself to use AI responsibly in legal work
Your clients are already using AI. Your opposing counsel is already using AI. The question isn't whether AI will change your practice, it's whether you'll understand it well enough to use it safely, evaluate it critically, and advise on it confidently.
Most AI courses teach lawyers which buttons to click. This one teaches you what's actually happening under the hood, so you can spot the risks others miss.
→ Understand why LLMs hallucinate and build a personal verification protocol before AI-generated work reaches a client or a court.
→ Evaluate LLMs and create efficient prompts, using a technical framework most salespeople hope you never learn.
→ Build a technical understanding of where and why LLMs break down, so your rules address actual risks instead of checking boxes.
What you’ll learn
Master AI skills for legal practice - from technical foundations to real-world applications in research, drafting, and risk management.
Understand how modern AI systems (LLMs, transformers) work and where they fail in legal contexts
Apply practical frameworks to assess AI risks, hallucinations, and vendor claims
Use real legal case studies and demos to integrate AI safely into research and drafting workflows
Workshop agenda
Technical Introduction into LLMs
Learn how LLMs work and gain the technical foundations to use AI effectively
LLM Evaluations and Prompting Strategies
Evaluate LLMs and create efficient prompts, using a technical framework most salespeople hope you never learn.
AI Risks and Governance
Understand why LLMs hallucinate and build a risk mitigation framework before AI-generated work reaches a client or a court.
Learn directly from Tatiana
Tatiana Botskina
Oxford AI researcher, CTO and former practicing lawyer
Who this workshop is for
Senior lawyers who use AI tools daily but feel uneasy, you're not sure when the output is reliable.
Legal leaders being asked to approve AI budgets and set firm-wide AI policies without a real understanding of how the technology works.
In-house counsel and legal ops professionals under pressure to "adopt AI" while protecting corporate data and managing regulatory exposure.
What's included
Live sessions
Learn directly from Tatiana Botskina in a real-time, interactive format.
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