Course Outline

Introduction to AI and Legislative Drafting

  • Understanding ChatGPT's capabilities and limitations
  • Where AI fits into legislative and policy workflows
  • Ethical use of AI in drafting and legal contexts

Structuring Policy and Legislative Content

  • Outlining bills, policies, and explanatory memoranda
  • Drafting headings, clauses, and justifications
  • Using ChatGPT to maintain formatting and alignment

Applying Plain Language and Clarity Standards

  • Prompting ChatGPT to simplify legalese or dense text
  • Using readability tools and clarity checklists
  • Adapting tone for public audiences vs. legal stakeholders

Versioning and Iterative Refinement

  • Creating multiple versions for feedback and review
  • Using ChatGPT to compare and contrast policy options
  • Tracking changes and revision rationale

Legal Tone, Voice, and Compliance Alignment

  • Generating content that aligns with formal legislative tone
  • Verifying consistency with existing statutes and references
  • Prompting ChatGPT to generate footnotes, references, or citations

Scenario-Based Exercises

  • Drafting a policy update with explanatory notes
  • Creating stakeholder summaries from draft legislation
  • Transforming complex regulatory text into public-facing briefs

Responsible Use, Validation, and Limitations

  • Understanding AI hallucinations and factual accuracy concerns
  • Validating AI-generated content with legal review
  • Staying within policy boundaries for public sector AI use

Summary and Next Steps

Requirements

  • An understanding of legislative or policy development workflows
  • No prior experience with AI or ChatGPT is required

Audience

  • Legislative staff
  • Legal advisors
  • Policy analysts
 7 Hours

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