ILEC 2024
ILEC 2024

The AI Act and its implications for Legal Practice: A European Perspective

 

This day-long pre-conference will set the stage for ILEC 2024 by introducing participants to AI regulation in the European context and inviting them to explore its practical implications for the legal professions. In a series of collaborative sessions, participants will reflect on how the forthcoming EU AI Act will regulate the future of legal practice.
 

Date: 16th of July, 2024
Location: Amsterdam Law School, University of Amsterdam

Program:
9:00-9:30 Walk-in with coffee and tea (A3.16)
9:30-9:45 Introduction to ILEC 2024 and the pre-conference by Professor Iris van Domselaar, Ljubiša Metikoš, and Isabella Banks (A3.15)
9:45-10:45 “The future of dispute resolution under the AI Act” keynote by Pietro Ortolani, Professor of Digital Conflict Resolution at Radboud University (A3.15)
10:45-11:15 Coffee break (A3.16)
11:15-13:15 Parallel workshops

  • Workshop 1: “Exploring the impacts of Generative AI on access to justice through scenario-writing” with Kimon Kieslich (A3.15)
  • Workshop 2: “Exploring the practical side of legal tech: tools, potential, and limitations” with Rachel Rietveld (A3.01)

13:15-14:30 Lunch (A3.16)
14:30-14:45 Reflection on the parallel workshops by Kimon Kieslich and Rachel Rietveld (A3.15)
14:45-16:00 Expert panel discussion on the relevance and implications of the AI Act for the legal profession, co-moderated by Natali Helberger, University Professor of Law and Digital Technology, with a Special Focus on AI at the University of Amsterdam, and Elke Olthuis, Assistant Professor in Law & Society at the University of Amsterdam (A3.15)

  • Amy Salyzyn, Associate Professor of Law, University of Ottawa and Member of the Law Society of Ontario
  • Anna Drozd, Senior Legal Advisor at the Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE)
  • Marc de Werd, Professor of European Justice at the University of Amsterdam, Senior Judge at the Amsterdam Court of Appeal, and Member of the Consultative Council of European Judges (CCJE) of the Council of Europe
  • Michel van Leeuwen, Director of Artificial Intelligence at the Dutch Ministry of Justice and Security

16:00-17:00 Networking drinks (A3.16)

This pre-conference is the result of a collaboration between the following partners: the Amsterdam Centre for the Legal Professions and Access to Justice (ACLPA), the OCW-funded Gravitation Program ‘Public Values in the Algorithmic Society’ (AlgoSoc), the Digital Transformation of Decision-Making Initiative (DTDM), and the Institute for Information Law (IViR).

This event is organized by:, Isabella Banks, Eva van der Graaf, Ljubiša Metikoš, Iris van Domselaar, and Natali Helberger

 

Registration link: https://forms.gle/x9quvbUBjQmfnbG67

Limited registration space available.