AISL Exam Prep Book 2027: IAPP AI Specialist Legal with Apoorva Sharma

An unofficial 550-page study book mapped to all 84 performance indicators of the IAPP's draft AISL Body of Knowledge, by Mumbai lawyer Apoorva Sharma.

AISL Exam Prep 2027 is an unofficial study guide for the IAPP Certified AI Specialist – Legal (AISL), written by Apoorva Sharma, a lawyer based in Mumbai, India. Its subtitle says exactly what it is: an Unofficial Study Guide for the IAPP Certified AI Specialist – Legal, Based on the Draft Body of Knowledge. Its 50 chapters follow the four domains of the IAPP's draft Body of Knowledge and explain how AI is used in legal research, contracting, e-discovery, litigation and the courts, how legal organisations govern and monitor it, and how professional duties of competence, confidentiality, supervision, candour and reasonable fees apply. It is delivered as an instant PDF download.

Key facts

• Author: Apoorva Sharma, lawyer, Mumbai, India
• Certification: IAPP Certified AI Specialist – Legal (AISL)
• Edition: 2027 edition (published October 2026); law and guidance stated as at 10 October 2026
• Basis: the IAPP's draft AISL Body of Knowledge; the book will be updated when the IAPP finalises it
• Length: 550 pages, 50 chapters in five parts, five appendices
• Format: PDF, instant download
• Price: ₹4,000 / US$49

What is the IAPP AISL certification?

On 8 October 2026 the IAPP announced an AI in Legal Services initiative that includes a new certification for legal professionals. The IAPP's web page says training and certification launch in January 2027. As at 10 October 2026 the IAPP had published only a draft Body of Knowledge: four domains, 16 competencies and 84 performance indicators, with domain weightings, examination format, length and fee not yet published. Check the IAPP's site for the current position.

Who is this AISL study guide for?

• Candidates preparing for the IAPP AISL certification.
• Lawyers, paralegals, legal operations and knowledge-management professionals who select, deploy or supervise AI tools.
• In-house legal teams and law-firm risk and compliance staff building AI policies, vendor reviews and verification workflows.

What's inside?

• AISL Exam Prep 2027: Unofficial Study Guide for the IAPP Certified AI Specialist – Legal, Based on the Draft Body of Knowledge, 2027 edition, 550 pages, PDF.
• A one-page Start Here guide with the domain map, 4-, 6- and 8-week reading plans and the disclaimer.

What does the AISL book cover?

• Part I, Introduction to AI in the legal profession (Ch 1–15): how legal-specific AI works; generative, predictive and agentic AI; open and closed models and deployment; RAG and NLP; training data; bias; IP and sensitive data; explainability; AI and evidence; hallucinations; confidentiality and privilege; human-side risks; agentic AI and unauthorised practice.
• Part II, AI in legal workflows (Ch 16–26): research and dockets; document review; drafting and redlining; contract life-cycle management and due diligence; negotiation; e-discovery triage and technology-assisted review; privilege logs; litigation drafting; witness preparation; predictive analytics and jury selection; how judges use AI.
• Part III, Oversight and monitoring (Ch 27–39): strategy and business cases; decision structures and legal engineers; training and data readiness; acceptable-use policies and inventories; model tiering; data sovereignty and anonymisation; vendor assessment; human verification and escalation; sampling and agent checkpoints; audit trails; prompting and guardrails; cost governance.
• Part IV, Compliance (Ch 40–48): ABA Formal Opinion 512 and competence; supervision, candour and sanctions; the UK; Australia, New Zealand and Canada; India and Singapore; client communication and consent; evidence and remediation; regulated sectors and personal data (EU AI Act, GDPR, US states, India's DPDP regime); fees, billing and insurance.
• Part V (Ch 49–50): an integrated hypothetical case and examination technique.
• Appendices: templates and checklists; a crosswalk of all 84 draft performance indicators to chapters; jurisdiction comparison tables; a timeline of key developments; a table of key cases. Then a 235-term glossary, domain summary sheets, a bibliography of primary sources and an index.

Cases, rules, ethics opinions and statutes were checked against primary or reputable published sources, and points that were unsettled at 10 October 2026 are flagged as unsettled.

Does the book include practice questions?

Yes. Every chapter closes with five check questions, and Chapter 50 covers examination technique. All questions are original. For more practice, the AISL Exam Prep Kit (Book + Mock Exams) adds a 75-page volume with a 150-question chapter bank and two 50-question mock exams, for ₹5,000 / US$59.

Who wrote this AISL study guide?

Apoorva Sharma is a lawyer based in Mumbai, India, with more than eight years of experience in data privacy (including India's Digital Personal Data Protection Act, 2023), Trust and Safety, and commercial and regulatory work at Uber, Junglee Games (Flutter Entertainment) and Adfactors PR.

Format and delivery

• Instant download after purchase: one ZIP file (about 1.9 MB).
• Searchable, printable PDF, instant download.
• Text-only; no video is included.

Frequently asked questions

Is this an official IAPP AISL study guide?

No. It is an independent, unofficial study guide written by Apoorva Sharma and is not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by the IAPP. It contains no IAPP training materials or examination items.

The Body of Knowledge is still a draft. Will the book be updated?

Yes. The book is based on the IAPP's draft Body of Knowledge and will be updated when the IAPP finalises it. Appendix B maps every draft performance indicator to chapters, so changes can be traced.

Should I buy the Book or the Book + Mock Exams kit?

Choose the Book for the full text, templates and tables. Choose the kit if you also want 250 original practice questions, including two 50-question mock exams with explanations.

Disclaimer

Unofficial study guide based on the IAPP's draft AISL Body of Knowledge. Not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the IAPP. All practice questions are original; no result is guaranteed. The material is educational and is not legal advice.