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Starts: 1:00pm Friday, 17 Oct 2025
Ends: 2:00pm Friday, 17 Oct 2025
Location: Zoom
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Contact: Rufina Pollett
AI in Action: The AI Legal Assistant – Webinar demonstration
AI is no longer experimental; it’s becoming standard practice in chambers. This is your opportunity to see what’s now possible, and why those who are not making use of it risk falling behind.
Samuel Junghenn, founder of AI Legal Assistant (NZBA member benefit partner), will demonstrate what today’s AI can actually do. He’ll be joined by barristers Felix Geiringer and Pauline Courtney, who have tested the system in practice and will share candid feedback.
This session will reveal:
- Twelve AI use cases barristers are already using to transform their workflows
- How the AI Legal Assistant can save you time with document bundles, precedent analysis, and drafting
- Real examples of time saved and quality improved, directly from barristers in practice
From juniors managing their first complex brief to King’s Counsel on high-stakes disputes, practitioners are discovering how to combine human judgment with AI speed. This is your chance to see how AI is being implemented.
Event Speakers
Samuel Junghenn
Samuel Junghenn has spent 25 years building businesses and 17 years developing technology solutions. As Founder and CEO of AI Legal Assistant, he began working with legal AI in 2017 - long before it became a mainstream discussion. A seasoned entrepreneur and co-author of several books, Samuel has guided numerous technology companies through periods of rapid innovation and directly coached some of Australia and New Zealand’s leading barristers on transitioning to AI-enhanced practice. His perspective uniquely combines technical depth with practical application, essential for understanding how emerging capabilities reshape professional practice. In addition, Samuel has consulted to a Supreme Court Justice, Leading Legal Education Providers, King's Counsel, Managing Partners and IT Directors about implementing AI and where it's going in the future.
Samuel Junghenn has spent 25 years building businesses and 17 years developing technology solutions. As Founder and CEO of AI Legal Assistant, he began working with legal AI in 2017 - long before it became a mainstream discussion. A seasoned entrepreneur and co-author of several books, Samuel has guided numerous technology companies through periods of rapid innovation and directly coached some of Australia and New Zealand’s leading barristers on transitioning to AI-enhanced practice. His perspective uniquely combines technical depth with practical application, essential for understanding how emerging capabilities reshape professional practice. In addition, Samuel has consulted to a Supreme Court Justice, Leading Legal Education Providers, King's Counsel, Managing Partners and IT Directors about implementing AI and where it's going in the future.
Felix Geiringer
Felix Geiringer, is a member of the NZBA Council Before becoming a lawyer, Felix was a mathematician. He was a Rhodes Scholar and read mathematics at Magdalen College, Oxford. His mathematical studies included looking at neural networks and how they operate. He later worked as a cryptologist and computer programmer for an embedded systems company in Reading, England. Felix was part of the NZBA team submitting on the Senior Courts Electronic Document Protocol, the Digital Strategy for Courts and Tribunals of Aotearoa New Zealand, and the new Court Practice Direction on the use of AI. Felix is based at Lampton Chambers in Wellington. He has been involved in high-profile cases, particularly in the fields of commercial law, defamation, human rights, trusts, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Felix previously worked for Clifford Chance (London) in its banking regulation team. He was also called to the bar in England as a member of Lincoln’s Inn and worked at the well-known human rights set, Doughty Street Chambers. He has made several appearances in the New Zealand Supreme Court and the Privy Council.
Felix Geiringer, is a member of the NZBA Council Before becoming a lawyer, Felix was a mathematician. He was a Rhodes Scholar and read mathematics at Magdalen College, Oxford. His mathematical studies included looking at neural networks and how they operate. He later worked as a cryptologist and computer programmer for an embedded systems company in Reading, England. Felix was part of the NZBA team submitting on the Senior Courts Electronic Document Protocol, the Digital Strategy for Courts and Tribunals of Aotearoa New Zealand, and the new Court Practice Direction on the use of AI. Felix is based at Lampton Chambers in Wellington. He has been involved in high-profile cases, particularly in the fields of commercial law, defamation, human rights, trusts, and Te Tiriti o Waitangi. Felix previously worked for Clifford Chance (London) in its banking regulation team. He was also called to the bar in England as a member of Lincoln’s Inn and worked at the well-known human rights set, Doughty Street Chambers. He has made several appearances in the New Zealand Supreme Court and the Privy Council.
Pauline Courtney
Pauline is an experienced civil litigator, who has appeared as counsel before Courts at all levels, and is a commercial mediator (Fellow AMINZ). She has provided significant advice, and presentations, on issues related to the use of Artificial Intelligence systems and automated decision-making. Pauline is a member of the New Zealand Bar Association Technology Committee. In that capacity, and for other clients, she has tested and evaluated the AI Legal Assistant product, applying it to the skills and tasks undertaken in various roles, including comparing the output with that from five other AI systems available in New Zealand. Since 2022 Pauline has practised through Kate Sheppard Chambers (a virtual chambers); after more than 20 years with Crown Law, including as a Senior Crown Counsel. Pauline’s other areas of expertise include public and company/commercial law, including revenue and customs, creditors’ remedies, and trusts.
Pauline is an experienced civil litigator, who has appeared as counsel before Courts at all levels, and is a commercial mediator (Fellow AMINZ). She has provided significant advice, and presentations, on issues related to the use of Artificial Intelligence systems and automated decision-making. Pauline is a member of the New Zealand Bar Association Technology Committee. In that capacity, and for other clients, she has tested and evaluated the AI Legal Assistant product, applying it to the skills and tasks undertaken in various roles, including comparing the output with that from five other AI systems available in New Zealand. Since 2022 Pauline has practised through Kate Sheppard Chambers (a virtual chambers); after more than 20 years with Crown Law, including as a Senior Crown Counsel. Pauline’s other areas of expertise include public and company/commercial law, including revenue and customs, creditors’ remedies, and trusts.