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 Duration 7 hours

Course Outline

Introduction to AI and Legislative Drafting

  • Exploring the capabilities and boundaries of ChatGPT
  • Integrating AI into legislative and policy workflows
  • Ensuring ethical AI usage in drafting and legal environments

Structuring Policy and Legislative Content

  • Developing outlines for bills, policies, and explanatory memoranda
  • Writing headings, clauses, and supporting justifications
  • Leveraging ChatGPT to uphold formatting standards and structural alignment

Implementing Plain Language and Clarity Standards

  • Prompting ChatGPT to simplify complex legal terminology or dense text
  • Utilizing readability tools and clarity checklists
  • Adjusting tone to suit public audiences versus legal stakeholders

Versioning and Iterative Refinement

  • Creating multiple document versions for feedback and review
  • Using ChatGPT to evaluate and contrast different policy options
  • Monitoring changes and documenting the rationale for revisions

Legal Tone, Voice, and Compliance Alignment

  • Producing content that adheres to formal legislative tone
  • Ensuring consistency with current statutes and references
  • Instructing ChatGPT to generate footnotes, references, or citations

Scenario-Based Exercises

  • Drafting a policy update accompanied by explanatory notes
  • Developing stakeholder summaries from draft legislation
  • Converting complex regulatory text into accessible public-facing briefs

Responsible Use, Validation, and Limitations

  • Recognizing AI hallucinations and assessing factual accuracy
  • Validating AI-generated content through legal review
  • Adhering to policy guidelines for AI usage in the public sector

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • Familiarity with legislative or policy development processes
  • No previous experience with AI or ChatGPT is necessary

Intended Audience

  • Legislative staff
  • Legal advisors
  • Policy analysts

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