---
title: "AI and Ethical Billing: Law Practices Navigating New Challenges"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/ai-rules/b12-au-tas-law-society-of-tasmania-ai-and-ethical-billing-law-practices-nav"
type: "ai_rule"
site: "AI Law Framework"
issuer: "Law Society of Tasmania"
status: "Article"
jurisdiction: "Tasmania"
source: "https://lst.org.au/ai-and-ethical-billing-law-practices-navigating-new-challenges/"
---

# AI and Ethical Billing: Law Practices Navigating New Challenges

> Law Society of Tasmania, Tasmania.

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## About this rule

- Issuer: Law Society of Tasmania
- Body type: Law society
- Type: Article
- Date: Date not stated
- Date on the page: 2024-08-21
- Confidence: Medium
- Jurisdiction: [Tasmania](https://ailawframework.com/jurisdictions/tasmania.md)

## Summary

Law Society of Tasmania article on billing for AI-assisted work, drawing on ABA Formal Opinion 512 and Australian law society resources.

## Points recorded from the source

- Lawyers may charge for time using AI and reviewing outputs but not for learning to use AI tools (ABA view)
- AI costs should generally be treated as overhead
- Points to QLS Guidance Statement No 37 and the QLS AI policy template

## Verify note

Date from page timestamp (2024-08-21).

## Source

[Read the Law Society of Tasmania source](https://lst.org.au/ai-and-ethical-billing-law-practices-navigating-new-challenges/)

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