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Intermediate AI courses for legal professionals

You use an AI assistant most days and want to apply it to the real tasks of your own role. 3 courses are written for legal professionals at this level.

Written for legal professionals

Google Cloud
Contract Review and Playbook Creation with Gemini
IntermediateFreeLegal
Short video course: review contracts against a playbook, and build the playbook, with Gemini. Free; the level is ours, Google does not state one.
Take it on Google Skills Details
Google Cloud
Use Gemini for Legal Data and DSAR Responses
IntermediateFreeLegal
Short video course: find and organize the records behind a data subject access request with Gemini. Free; the level is ours, Google does not state one.
Take it on Google Skills Details
Google Cloud
Use Gemini for Legal Regulatory Horizon Scanning
IntermediateFreeLegal
Short video course: track incoming regulation and summarize what it means for your organization with Gemini. Free; the level is ours, Google does not state one.
Take it on Google Skills Details

General intermediate AI courses

These fit any role.

Anthropic
AI Fluency: Framework & Foundations
IntermediateFreeAny role
A framework for working with AI assistants effectively, ethically and safely, built around responsible AI practice you can apply in any role.
Take it on Anthropic Academy Details
NVIDIA
An Even Easier Introduction to CUDA
IntermediateFreeAny role
A free, step-by-step introduction to CUDA C++ for GPUs, built around one parallel programming example.
Take it on NVIDIA Developer Details
Microsoft
Automate Tasks and Workflows in Microsoft Copilot Studio
IntermediateFreeAny role
Automate tasks across systems, websites and applications with agent flows and computer use in Microsoft Copilot Studio.
Take it on Microsoft Learn Details
DeepLearning.AI
ChatGPT Prompt Engineering for Developers
IntermediateFreeAny role
Prompt engineering patterns, then using LLM APIs to summarise, classify, transform and expand text inside your own applications.
Take it on DeepLearning.AI Details
Anthropic
Claude Code in Action
IntermediateFreeAny role
Anthropic’s free course on running longer Claude Code sessions you can trust: steer the assistant, configure it, automate repeat work and verify what it wrote.
Take it on Anthropic Academy Details
DeepLearning.AI
How Diffusion Models Work
IntermediateFreeAny role
Build a diffusion model from the ground up, the technique behind AI image generation, and learn how today’s versions speed up sampling.
Take it on DeepLearning.AI Details
NIST
NIST AI Risk Management Framework (AI RMF)
IntermediateFreeAny role
The free, public framework most AI policies cite: Govern, Map, Measure, Manage. Read it to write or review an AI use policy or a use-case risk review.
Take it on Certification body Details
Wharton
AI for Business Specialization
IntermediateCheck costAny role
A specialization on applying AI to real business decisions and strategy.
Take it on Coursera Details
Duke
AI Product Management Specialization
IntermediateCheck costAny role
A specialization on building and managing AI-powered products.
Take it on Coursera Details
AWS
Generative AI for Executives
IntermediateCheck costAny role
A course framing generative AI in terms of business impact and decision-making.
Take it on Coursera Details
IBM
Generative AI for HR Professionals
IntermediateCheck costAny role
A course on applying generative AI to HR workflows.
Take it on Coursera Details
IBM
Generative AI Fundamentals Professional Certificate
IntermediateCheck costAny role
A professional certificate covering practical generative AI fundamentals.
Take it on edX Details
Vanderbilt
Prompt Engineering for ChatGPT
IntermediateCheck costAny role
A practical course on getting better, more reliable results from AI chat tools.
Take it on Coursera Details

Levels and functions are NextChapter's guidance, read from each course's own description; the provider may label them differently or not at all. Cost, dates and content are set by the provider, so check its page before you enroll. Providers marked "Partner" have a relationship with NextChapter; the others are included because the course is good.

Other levels for legal professionals: Beginner, Advanced · All levels

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Four questions about what you already do. It takes under a minute and shows the courses that fit.

1. Do you use an AI assistant (ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, Copilot) at least weekly for real work?
2. Do you write your own detailed prompts and rework them when the answer is off?
3. Have you built a repeatable AI workflow, such as a saved prompt library, an automation or an AI agent?
4. Have you set AI rules, evaluated AI output for a team, or led an AI project?

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