This AILA live online course is available for preregistration. The course will launch on April 28, 2026, at which time preregistrants will receive access to the course platform.

Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping legal practice, with opportunities to lighten workloads, enhance impact, and uphold ethical practice. This hands-on, beginner-friendly course offers participants the skills to use Microsoft 365 Copilot today, to improve writing, streamline office work, reduce research time, and build safe workflows.

Who Should Take This Course
This course is designed for immigration attorneys and legal professionals who want to integrate practical and ethical AI techniques into their work. No prior AI experience is necessary.

What to Expect
The program consists of three discussion panels and an optional, one-on-one Skills Building Office Hours session, presented over three weeks.

• Three 90-minute webinars, including:
  • Lectures
  • Demonstrations and guided practice
  • Q&A
• Hands-on experience using Microsoft 365 Copilot
• Optional Skills Building Office Hours for one-on-one feedback with course instructors
• Course materials, including templates for prompt writing
• AILA Course Discussion Board
• Access to recordings of webinars

Suggested Tech Platform:

• The course instructors will use Microsoft 365 Copilot as the AI tech platform throughout the course
• While not required, access to Microsoft 365 Copilot is strongly recommended to fully benefit from the instruction
• Microsoft 365 Copilot is a paid product
  • Account registration and payment are the individual responsibility of course participants. Subscription fees vary. New users typically can participate in a one-month free subscription trial.

Session 1
Tuesday, April 28, 2026
1:00 pm ET
Where and How to Use Copilot in Your Practice
Copilot is integrated into all the major applications in Microsoft Office 365: Word, Outlook, Teams, the browser, and mobile apps. Each location serves a different purpose. Learn where to start, essential time-saving tasks, and how to protect client confidentiality while building an ethical firmwide framework.

• Identifying Copilot entry points in Microsoft Office 365
• Safely handling client data
• Crafting your firm’s AI use policy
• Quick wins for beginners
• Teaching your team to use AI ethically
• Simple research tasks in Teams and Edge

Session 2
Thursday, April 30, 2026
1:00 pm ET
Level Up Your Writing: Copilot in Word and Outlook
Copilot can help refine your writing, reorganize complex client explanations, and build first drafts based on your unique samples, not generic templates. Learn how to stay in control while letting AI handle the heavy lifting.

• Summarize long email threads
• Draft and edit client communications
• Create fresh drafts from your existing documents
• Collaborative writing with AI (immigration-focused demos)
  • Compose RFE response explanations
  • Draft polished immigration support letters and documentation
• How to spot errors and avoid AI overconfidence

Skills Building Office Hours (Optional)
Tuesday, May 5 | Thursday, May 7
Sign up for a 20-minute, one-on-one skills building session to ask questions and get tailored coaching from a course instructor to build your confidence and improve your process. This special opportunity has limited space available and is included in the cost of the course. Registration for the Skills Building Office Hours will be available on Wednesday, April 29 at noon.

Session 3
Tuesday, May 12, 2026
1:00 pm ET 
Automating Workflow: Using Copilot in Other Microsoft Apps
Build skills to elevate your research, data management, and presentation work, without needing to learn formulas or design theory.

• Using Copilot in Excel to analyze case metrics or KPIs
• Designing slide decks with Copilot
• Building simple AI agents for research tasks
• Using AI to generate visuals and diagrams ethically
• Creating internal tools (e.g., an HR chatbot for staff questions)

Registration Disclaimer: Participation in this AILA online course is solely restricted to AILA members and nonmember attorneys. Non-attorney attendance is limited to employees of AILA members in good standing, HR professionals who have an AILA member reference, employees of accredited educational institutions providing support to international student and scholar services at their employing institutions, and accredited representatives under 8 CFR §292.2. AILA does not permit course participation by persons who provide representation without authorization in violation of 8 CFR §292.1, such as for-profit "immigration consultants" and “notarios.”

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