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Video Replay-AI on Our Side: The Transformative Power of AI for Solo & Small Firms

April 14, 2026


Credits

N/A

MCLE: 6.00

SAMH: 1.00



Pricing
Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$295.00
Non Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$295.00


Dates
Tuesday, April 14, 2026

Time
9:00 AM - 4:30 PM



Registration Deadline
Tuesday, April 14, 2026



Location
SC Bar Conference Center
1501 Park Street
Columbia, SC 29201-2730

The tradition continues! Join your Bar colleagues for the Solo & Small Firm Section’s annual CLE program! This year’s seminar promises to be our most practical and powerful yet as we take a deep dive into the world of Artificial Intelligence. You’ve all heard about the real world and ethical dangers of AI, but this program features guidance on how AI can work for you as a solo or small firm attorney.

Come prepared to learn:

-       How AI works and can work for you

-       How to select the best AI tool for your practice

-       How to use AI to help you guide your legal projects, goals, and understand the needs of your clients

-       How specific AI platforms work – including their advantages, disadvantages, and shortcomings

-       How law schools are training the next generation of attorneys (and possibly your next hires)

-       How to master a key skill that AI can never “learn” – Emotional Intelligence (SA/MH credit)

-       How your SSF section colleagues are using AI to navigate the new legal landscape in their practices

 

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to “get ahead” of the AI curve and propel your practice!

This program qualifies for 6.0 MCLE; 1.0 SA/MH

SC Supreme Commission on CLE Course # 263650

 


The South Carolina Bar is an accredited CLE provider in South Carolina only. Attorneys are responsible for seeking their own credit in other jurisdictions.

Disclaimer: The views expressed in CLE programs and publications do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the South Carolina Bar, its sections, or committees. The South Carolina Bar believes that all Bar members have the right to both meaningful learning and to the exchange of ideas in a civil environment. The Bar reserves the right to remove or exclude any person from a Bar event if that person is causing inappropriate disturbance, behaving in a manner inconsistent with accepted standards of decorum, or in any way preventing fellow Bar members from meaningful participation and learning.

Registration Fees

Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$295.00
Non Member Registration
Early Standard Late
$295.00
Price Description Amount

Agenda

Speakers

NameOrganizationSpeaking At

Policy

Continuing Education

Agenda

8:55 a.m.           Welcome and Opening Remarks

M. Brooks Derrick, Brooks Derrick Accident & Injury Lawyers

 

9:00 a.m.           How AI Works

Douglas W. Kim, Kim, Lahey & Killough Law Firm

 

9:20 a.m.           Selection of an AI Tool

- Training Model

- Engine

- Data Rights

- Security and Confidentiality

- Spoliation and Deletion of Data

Douglas W. Kim

 

9:40 a.m.           Use AI and Process

- Understanding the Project

- Understanding the Goals

- Understanding the Client

- THEN use AI

Douglas W. Kim

 

10:25 a.m.        Break

 

10:40 a.m.        Spell Book Example

Douglas W. Kim

 

11:10 a.m.        Research Example

Douglas W. Kim

 

11:40 a.m.        CoPilot Example

Douglas W. Kim

 

12:15 p.m.        Lunch (on your own)

 

1:15 p.m.           Training the Next Generation: What Do Lawyers of the Future Need to Know and Do to Be Successful?

Professor Zoe Niesel, Joseph F. Rice School of Law

 

2:15 p.m.           Emotional Intelligence for Lawyers (SA/MH Credit)

Henry L. Deneen, Murphy & Grantland, PA

 

3:15 p.m.           Break

 

3:30 p.m.           Panel Discussion: How We Use (and Don’t Use) AI

Panelists: Michael Brooks Derrick, Brooks Derrick Accident & Injury Lawyers

Charles L. A. Terreni, Terreni Law Firm, L.L.C.

Jonathan E. B. Lewis, The Law Office of Jonathan Lewis, LLC

 

4:30 p.m.           Adjourn

 

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