UC Berkeley Law Executive Education
GenAI for the Legal Profession: Power User Edition
Berkeley Law's self-paced power-user course with live jam sessions, led by Infoblox CLO Wei Chen. 6.5 California MCLE credits.
Reviewed by Dr. Niklas Schmidt
- Format
- Self-paced online + optional live sessions
- Duration
- ~8 hours over 4 weeks
- Fee
- $950 ($800 alumni / public sector)≈ €109 per instruction hour
- Level
- Intermediate
- CLE / CPD
- 6.5 CA MCLE credits
- Certificate
- Yes
- Next start
- Rolling enrolment
- Region
- United States
What is UC Berkeley Law's GenAI for the Legal Profession: Power User Edition?
Led by Wei Chen, Chief Legal Officer at Infoblox, this UC Berkeley Law course is designed to build lasting AI habits across the entire lifecycle of legal work. It teaches the human-in-the-loop workflow, iterative conversations with AI, spotting and navigating hallucinations, and the ethical foundations of AI use in practice.
The course runs over roughly four weeks at about eight hours of self-paced content, with optional live jam sessions where participants work through prompts together. It carries 6.5 California MCLE credits and offers reduced pricing for alumni, government, non-profit lawyers and groups of ten or more.
What you will learn
- Human-in-the-loop workflows for daily practice
- Iterative prompting and hallucination management
- Optional live jam sessions
- 6.5 CA MCLE credits
Strengths
- Taught by a practising CLO
- MCLE credit
- Practical workflow focus
Limitations
- Self-paced format requires discipline
- Pricier than comparable live courses
Who is it best for?
US practitioners who want structured, credit-bearing training from a top law school.
How does it compare with our top pick?
Every review on this site includes the same side-by-side with the AI Lab for Lawyers, our editor's choice for hands-on training, so you can see the trade-offs at a glance.
| Criterion | UC Berkeley Law | ★ AI Lab for Lawyers |
|---|---|---|
| Format | Self-paced online + optional live sessions | Live online cohort |
| Duration | ~8 hours over 4 weeks | 8 hours (4 × 2 h) + ~2 h homework |
| Fee | $950 ($800 alumni / public sector) | €200 per seat |
| Hands-on practice | Yes | Every session |
| Taught by a practising lawyer | Wei Chen, CLO at Infoblox | Yes, a Wolf Theiss partner |
| Verified rating | Not published | 4.8/5 (320) |
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