Bonnie Shucha is the Associate Dean for Library and Information Services and Director of the Law Library at the University of Wisconsin Law School. She oversees all aspects of library operations and leads the Law Library team in supporting research and learning at the Law School.
Ms. Shucha earned her J.D. from the University of Wisconsin Law School, an M.L.I.S. and M.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, and a B.A. in History from the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. She has presented and published on a wide range of topics, including management, legal research, technology, and women’s history.
Ms. Shucha has written several articles for Wisconsin Lawyer and serves on the State Bar of Wisconsin’s Communications Committee. She has also held leadership roles in the Law Librarians Association of Wisconsin and the American Association of Law Libraries.
Kristopher Turner joined the University of Wisconsin Law School Library in January 2012 as a circulation assistant and daytime supervisor. He later served as the Reference and Technology Services Librarian and the Head of Reference before becoming Associate Director of Public Services. In this role, Mr. Turner manages the reference and circulation departments and works to enhance the library’s legal research services, both current and emerging.
Mr. Turner works extensively with emerging technologies and collaborates with faculty to preserve their scholarship in the UW Law School Digital Repository. He teaches Legal Technology and Artificial Intelligence in Law Practice, a course focused on the use of tech in law firm offices, and co-teaches Advanced Legal Research with Law Library Director and Associate Dean Bonnie Shucha.
Mr. Turner has served as the president of the Wisconsin Library Association and the Law Librarian Association of Wisconsin and has served on numerous committees and juries for the American Association of Law Libraries. His scholarship focuses on law library administration, the integration of technology into law practice, and generative AI best practices.
12:00 PM Understanding GenAI in Legal Practice
- GenAI Landscape and Legal Applications
- How tools like ChatGPT are reshaping workflows
- Current integrations in legal research and productivity software
- Ethical Responsibilities and Guardrails
- Confidentiality and client data protection
- Accuracy and avoiding hallucinations
- Communication and disclosure obligations
1:00 PM Practical Tips and Hands-On Strategies
- Prompt Engineering Basics
- How to draft efficient queries for legal tasks
- Examples of good vs. poor prompts
- Live Demonstrations of GenAI Tools
- Office productivity integrations
- Legal research enhancements
- Other emerging legal tech tools
- Best Practices & Implementation Guidelines
- Policies for workplace adoption
- Risk mitigation strategies
2:00 PM Program Concludes
- Reduce ethical risk by applying clear guidelines to everyday GenAI use
- Save time on routine tasks without sacrificing professional judgment or accuracy
- Evaluate GenAI outputs and responses more critically before relying on them for legal work
- Integrate GenAI tools into existing workflows rather than working around them
- Maintain a competitive advantage by staying current on the use of Gen AI