[SMULA] An Overview of Advanced AI Reasoning Models and Deep Research Workflows for Legal Professionals<Lim How Khang>

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SMU LAW ACADEMY “RECENT HIGHLIGHTS” SERIES

An Overview of Advanced AI Reasoning Models and Deep Research Workflows for Legal Professionals

Assistant Professor Lim How Khang

Assistant Professor of Law and Computer Science (Practice)

SMU Yong Pung How School of Law

SYNOPSIS

In this 2-hour webinar, legal professionals will be introduced to the latest advancements in AI reasoning models, including OpenAI's o1/o3, DeepSeek's R1, and Google's Gemini 2.0 Flash Thinking. The session provides an introductory overview of how these next-generation models differ from older systems like ChatGPT-4 and Gemini 1.5, focusing on their enhanced reasoning, self-correction, and ability to handle massive amounts of data.

Participants will learn practical prompting strategies tailored to these advanced models, including how to provide detailed context, leverage large input windows, and capitalise on their built-in agentic workflows. The webinar also covers how to use their deep research workflows - using integrated tool use, web search capabilities, and planning behaviour - to support comprehensive research.

By the end of the session, attendees will gain insights into how these state-of-the-art AI tools can improve legal practice and streamline research processes while understanding the importance of human oversight in AI-assisted legal work.

Outline

The Evolution of AI Reasoning Models
How Do the New Reasoning Models Differ?
New Prompting Strategies for Reasoning Models
Deep Research Workflows: Agentic AI, Tool Use, and Web Search Capabilities
Applications in Legal Practice: Putting It All Together
Conclusion and Q&A

This session is part of the SMU Law Academy “Recent Highlights” series. Designed with the busy practitioner in mind, this series provides participants with a convenient platform to obtain timely and practical bite-sized analysis of the latest developments in various areas of the law. The series will be taught by leading and experienced experts curated from academia and practice. Each topic in the series is distilled into a short-duration online webinar so that busy legal professionals can be effectively updated with the most material developments affecting their practice.

SPEAKER

Assistant Professor (Practice) Lim How Khang holds cross-appointments with the School of Law and the School of Information Systems at Singapore Management University (SMU). Trained in Computer Science and in Law, he is Deputy Director of Research Programme in Computational Law and Programme Director of the SMU BSc (Computing & Law) degree. He currently teaches the course “Essential Technology for Lawyers” at SMU to introduce law students to fundamental computing concepts and emerging technologies.

FEES

a.		Registration Fee
		Registration fee of S$163.50* (inclusive of GST) applies

b.		Group Registration
		Registration fee of S$147.15* (inclusive of GST) applies if there are at least 10 participants from the same organisation.

c.		SMU Alumni (LLB / JD / LLM graduates)
		Registration fee of S$147.15* (inclusive of GST) applies for SMU LLB/ JD/ LLM Alumni

		Please note that there will be no refund of any fees should the participant cancel the registration/ fail to attend the event. However, registration is transferable. Notice of any change in participant should be sent to the Academy via email* by 26 March 2025. SMU Law Academy reserves the right to cancel or postpone any event. In such case, we will arrange for the refund of fees paid.

Registration closes on 31 March 2025.

Complimentary for SMU Law Faculty, Staff & Students. Please sign up with your SMU email address.

DATE

2 April 2025

TIME

2:30 pm to 4:30 pm

PUBLIC CPD POINTS

2 Public CPD Points (inclusive of 1 Public MEC Point)

VENUE

Webinar

PRACTICE AREA

Professional Skills

TRAINING LEVEL

Update

PROGRAMME

2:15 PM	Participants log in to webinar

2:30 PM	Start of Event

4:30 PM	End of Event

ABOUT THE SMU LAW ACADEMY

The SMU Law Academy has an established track record of providing the legal profession with high quality seminars and other opportunities to remain fully informed about contemporary legal developments in Singapore and beyond. Its carefully curated listing of seminars is developed with the profession’s multi-faceted needs in mind and meets the requirements of the CPD scheme. The Academy also administers the Auditing Scheme which enables members of the legal profession to consolidate and upgrade their understanding of the law by auditing courses in the School’s LL.B., J.D. and LL.M. programmes. For an overview of upcoming SMU Law Academy events, please click here.

ABOUT THE SILE CONTINUING PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT SCHEME

This programme is an Accredited CPD Activity under the SILE’s CPD Scheme. Participants who wish to obtain CPD Points are reminded that they must comply strictly with the Attendance Policy set out in the CPD Guidelines. For this activity, this includes logging in at the start of the webinar and logging out at the conclusion of the webinar in the manner required by the organiser, and not being away from the entire activity for more than 15 minutes. Participants who do not comply with the Attendance Policy will not be able to obtain CPD Points for attending the activity. Please refer to http://www.silecpdcentre.sg for more information.

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