McCarthy Tétrault LLP and Western Law are pleased to announce the co-development of a new upper-year course titled AI-Enabled Corporate Practice: Business Law in Action. This course examines how artificial intelligence is reshaping corporate practice.
The course will feature lawyers and innovation specialists from McCarthy Tétrault working with Western Law to examine how artificial intelligence is transforming transactions, governance, regulatory compliance, and legal risk.
Through a combination of seminars, practical exercises, and simulated transactions, students will examine how AI tools are being integrated into legal practice and how lawyers can responsibly and effectively adopt AI tools to drive client value on corporate transactions.
“Artificial intelligence is raising complex legal questions across transactions, regulatory compliance, and disputes,” said Matthew Peters, Partner and National Leader of Transformation at McCarthy Tétrault. “Working with Western Law provides an opportunity to help prepare students for the realities of modern legal practice while contributing to the development of emerging legal frameworks in this area.”
“Our goal is to ensure that Western Law graduates are equipped not only to understand these technologies, but to structure, govern, and manage the opportunities and risks that accompany them,” said Mohamed Khimji, Dean of Western Law. The course will be ready for the Winter term 2027.
Lawyers from McCarthy Tétrault’s business law group will contribute as instructors, offering students insight into how AI-related issues arise in real client matters.
The course forms part of Western Law’s AI Transactions & Governance Initiative, which explores how legal education can better prepare students to advise organizations adopting artificial intelligence in commercial settings.