Everlaw, LSNTAP and OpenAI Partner to Bring AI Training to Legal Aid
The three-part series is designed to bring real-world AI skills and insights to the legal aid and access-to-justice communities.
AI tools are transforming information management and daily administrative tasks across the legal profession. For legal aid organizations and access-to-justice advocates, this era of advancements comes at a critical time. That’s because 92% of the legal problems experienced by low-income Americans get no or inadequate help. AI has the potential to either widen or narrow this gap, depending on whether the legal professionals who support these individuals get the access and training they need to use AI effectively.
To help navigate this challenge, the Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project (LSNTAP), Everlaw for Good and OpenAI Academy are partnering to present a three-part webinar series focused directly on the legal aid and access-to-justice communities.
These sessions are designed to provide attendees with a foundational understanding of AI in addition to practical guidance on using AI tools responsibly and effectively.
Whether attendees are seeking to understand the basics of AI models or looking to establish clear ethical guardrails for their own organizations, this series offers grounded, actionable insights from experts who understand the unique operational constraints of the legal profession.
Each one-hour session is designed to fit into the busy schedules of public interest professionals, providing clear instruction without unnecessary technical complexity.
AI Foundations for Legal Aid Professionals
July 15, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT.
This introductory session explores how ChatGPT works and provides practical examples of how AI tools can support legal professionals in their daily work. This session will demystify the technology by teaching the fundamental mechanics of AI models, making it an ideal starting point for anyone who has little to no prior experience with AI.
In this session, attendees will:
Navigate ChatGPT’s core tools available for research, drafting, analysis, and organization.
Practice clear, effective prompting tailored to realistic legal scenarios.
Learn to summarize complex data, draft plain-language client materials, and organize case files.
Learn low-risk, repeatable tasks to scale AI skills over time.
Applied AI Workflows for Legal Aid
July 22, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT.
The session will demonstrate specific scenarios and applied AI workflows, making sure that participants walk away with actionable methods for structuring queries, handling documentation, and processing information more efficiently.
In this session, attendees will:
Transition from experimental, one-off queries to predictable, repeatable workflows.
Learn how to structure prompts to guarantee consistent, high-quality outputs.
Identify when AI can save time, and where expert human review remains non-negotiable.
Learn how to adapt AI workflows to fit the specific resources and missions of access-to-justice teams.
Responsible Use and AI Ethics in Legal Aid
July 29, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM PDT.
This session tackles the ethical and practical realities of deploying AI in legal aid settings. Moderated by Gloria Lee, Chief Legal Officer at Everlaw, a cross-sector panel of experts will explore what responsible adoption looks like in practice.
Featured speakers include:
Gloria Lee, Chief Legal Officer at Everlaw, moderator
Bridget McCormack, President & CEO, American Arbitration Association; former Chief Justice, Michigan Supreme Court
Angela Tripp, Program Officer for Technology, Legal Services Corporation
Rich Leimsider, Director, AI for Nonprofits Sprint
Together, the panelists will address the critical guardrails organizations must establish, including confidentiality, accuracy, equity, client trust, and the indispensable role of human review.
During this session, the panelists will discuss:
Key considerations for responsible use in legal aid organizations.
How to formulate strategies to handle confidentiality, data accuracy, algorithmic bias, and the necessity of human oversight.
How to tackle the practical adoption questions for legal services teams.
How to pinpoint where AI can safely scale access-to-justice work, and where more caution is required.
How leaders and peer organizations are currently approaching AI adoption and policy.
About the Partners
This educational series is made possible through a unique collaboration designed to bridge the gap between technical innovation and access-to-justice advocacy. Together, these partners bring a wealth of interconnected experience in legal technology, litigation equity, and foundational AI education.
Legal Services National Technology Assistance Project
LSNTAP is an initiative of the Michigan Advocacy Program, a legal aid organization dedicated to advancing access to justice.
The project helps legal aid organizations nationwide navigate technical challenges by providing targeted training, digital resource libraries, online tools, and active community forums. LSNTAP empowers the public interest community by helping providers implement digital tools safely and manage data securely so they can leverage software to better serve their communities.
Everlaw for Good
Everlaw for Good’s mission is to help level the playing field by reducing the financial and operational barriers to accessing truth in the legal system. The program supports work across six broad categories including low-income populations, civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, public rights, and environmental rights.
By providing full platform access, unlimited user licenses, and specialized training at free or heavily discounted rates, Everlaw for Good supports under-resourced organizations such as nonprofits, pro bono counsel, investigative journalists, educators, and Criminal Justice Act panel attorneys.
OpenAI Academy
OpenAI Academy provides structured, free learning experiences designed to help individuals and teams build practical skills for utilizing AI effectively in their daily work. The platform offers on-demand videos, community discussions, and enterprise courses to help professionals, educators, and organizations effectively deploy ChatGPT and AI agents.
