Northwestern Pritzker School of Law
AI and the Business of Law
Northwestern's annual one-day CLE conference in Chicago on LLM fundamentals, deepfakes, professional responsibility and change management.
Reviewed by Dr. Niklas Schmidt
- Format
- In-person, Chicago
- Duration
- 1 day
- Fee
- $800 ($600 alumni)≈ €92 per instruction hour
- Level
- All Levels
- CLE / CPD
- CLE credit (Illinois)
- Certificate
- No
- Next start
- Spring 2027 (annual)
- Region
- Chicago, Illinois
What is Northwestern Law's AI and the Business of Law?
AI and the Business of Law is an annual one-day continuing legal education conference hosted by Northwestern Pritzker School of Law in Chicago. Sessions cover the fundamentals of large language models, deepfakes and evidence, professional-responsibility issues and managing change in law firms and legal departments.
Registration is $800 ($600 for Northwestern alumni), with early-bird discounts. The 2026 edition took place on 8 May; the next is expected in spring 2027.
What you will learn
- Full-day CLE program
- Deepfakes and evidence
- Change management for legal teams
Strengths
- Concentrated one-day format
- CLE credit
- Strong speaker line-up
Limitations
- Once a year
- Conference rather than skills training
Who is it best for?
Chicago-area lawyers who want a day of CLE and networking.
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 | Northwestern Law | ★ AI Lab for Lawyers |
|---|---|---|
| Format | In-person, Chicago | Live online cohort |
| Duration | 1 day | 8 hours (4 × 2 h) + ~2 h homework |
| Fee | $800 ($600 alumni) | €200 per seat |
| Hands-on practice | Limited | Every session |
| Taught by a practising lawyer | Faculty / mixed | Yes, a Wolf Theiss partner |
| Verified rating | Not published | 4.8/5 (320) |
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