Speaking & CLE Programs

I have taught lawyers for more than 25 years, first at the Pennsylvania Bar Institute, where I created its ACLEA award-winning simulcast CLE model, and now nationally for the American Bar Association, state and local bar associations, and private CLE providers. My recent AI programs regularly draw more than 300 registrants.

I focus on what lawyers can actually do when they get back to the office. No hype. No doom.

What I Speak About

  • Practical AI for Lawyers. What the tools actually do, what they get wrong, and how to use them without violating your ethical obligations.
  • AI and Privilege. Where courts stand on discovery of AI chats and how to protect your clients before it becomes a problem. I write about these cases as they come down.
  • AI Policies for Law Firms. How to build a policy your firm will actually follow. Attendees receive a template they can adapt.
  • Bias and AI: Ethical, Practical, and Legal Realities for Lawyers. Where bias hides in AI tools, how it differs from hallucinations, and what your duties of competence and supervision require. Grounded in real examples from hiring, lending, and criminal justice.
  • When AI Goes Wrong: Deepfakes, Hallucinations, and the Ethical Risks for Lawyers. Includes a demonstration: I clone a staff member’s voice from a short recording, and the audience hears the fake for themselves.
  • Legal Ethics and Technology. Competence, confidentiality, and supervision in a rapidly changing landscape.
  • Online Reputation. Bad review, bad response, bad idea. Ethically managing reviews and your firm’s reputation.
  • Cybersecurity and Data Protection. Practical safeguards for firms of every size, including HIPAA-covered practices.

Formats

Programs run from 60 minutes to half day, in person or remote. Every program includes original written materials suitable for CLE accreditation. I spent years on the accreditation side at PBI, so your CLE paperwork will not be a problem.

What Organizers Should Know

My fee schedule is available on request, and I offer a reduced rate for smaller bar associations. I book several months out, so please reach out early.

Reviews

Across four recent ABA and PBI programs, nearly 700 attendees rated my teaching an average of 4.8 out of 5, and 95 to 99 percent said they would recommend the programs.

  • “AI in Action: How Different AIs Perform Legal Work,” ABA (April 2026).
    • 4.89 out of 5 across 181 evaluations, and 98% would recommend the program.
    • Attendees Wrote:
      • “One of the best guides to this topic – AI uses and risks – that I have ever seen in an hour.”
      • “Real applications of AI, not just warnings against using it for legal research.”
      • “Attorney Ellis conveyed the urgency of checking the AI work in a compelling manner.”
      • “Presented in such a way that I can make my own judgements about which tools to use and how to use them.”
  • “A Day in the Life of a Lawyer with Practical AI,” PBI (February 2026).
    • 4.78 out of 5 across 60 evaluations.
    • Attendees Wrote:
      • “Ms. Ellis is one of the best presenters I have encountered on PBI (live or remote). She clearly knows and understands the technology, and is able to clearly articulate the benefits, challenges and unknowns. Please have her as a presenter on AI topics again.”
      • “Jennifer Ellis is excellent. When I see her name listed on an upcoming webcast, I know I am going to learn the most up to date information.”
  • “Ethical Frontiers: Navigating Generative AI in Legal Practice,” ABA (January 2026).
    • 4.81 out of 5 across 172 evaluations, and 99% would recommend the program.
    • Attendees Wrote:
      • “This was the most relevant AI CLE I’ve attended.”

Recent & Upcoming

  • “The Impact of AI on Legal Privilege: Emerging Risks and Practical Implications,” OsgoodePD, York University (June 2026).
  • “Generative Artificial Intelligence in Magisterial District Courts,” Special Court Judges Association of Pennsylvania (June 2026).
  • “AI in Action: How Different AIs Perform Legal Work,” ABA Law Practice Division (April 2026).
  • “Internal Policies for Law Firms: Risk Management, Ethics, and Best Practices,” ABA (March 2026).
  • “Bias and AI: Ethical, Practical, and Legal Realities for Lawyers,” ABA (February 2026).
  • “Ethical Frontiers: Navigating Generative AI in Legal Practice,” ABA (January 2026).
  • Practical & Ethical AI webinar series, CLEwebinars (three pre-recorded programs).
  • Upcoming: “Practical AI for Solo and Small Firms: Legal Research to Client Management,” ABA GPSolo Division webinar (July 17, 2026).
  • Upcoming: “Practical A.I. for P.I. Lawyers and All Litigators,” with Professor Samuel D. Hodge, The Dispute Resolution Institute (July 23, 2026).
  • Upcoming: “Elder Law, Elevated: A Technology Roadmap from First Call to Closed File,” Elder Law Institute, PBI, with Michael Froom of Clio (July 24, 2026).
  • Upcoming: Leading an AI panel with three judges, the court administrator, and the bar president, Bench Bar Conference, Washington County Bar Association (August 15, 2026).
  • Upcoming: “Show Me the ROI: Proving Your Tech Investments Actually Pay Off,” Kaleidoscope 2026, Las Vegas, NV (September 23, 2026).

Book a Program

Use my contact form or email jennifer@jlellis.net. Please provide the following information and I will suggest the right program.

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  • General topic 
    • I speak on many topics beyond what is listed here. My topics generally cover ethics, technology, and law practice management.