Is this legal advice?
No. These notes are general information about using AI in legal work in Australia. They are not advice on a matter, a client or a court.
Client disclosure
What to cover when you tell a client an AI tool was used
Say what the tool did, what it did not do, what information went into it, and who checked the output.
- What the tool was used for
Name the task in ordinary words. For example, a first draft of a chronology. Say what the tool was not used for.
- Who checked it
Say that a lawyer checks the output before it is used, and name the role if you can. Do not say the tool approved the work.
- What information went in
Say whether confidential or privileged material was put into the tool, and which tool and plan received it.
- That the client can say no
Say what the work looks like if the client does not want that tool used. Do not hide the choice in a general consent to ‘technology’.
- Adapt it
This is a list of topics, not wording to copy onto a matter. Match it to the retainer, the tool’s terms, and any court rule that applies.
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Only the account that saved it. A note on this public page is different: anyone can read it. Your own notes are not published.
What should I leave out of a saved note?
Leave out a client’s name, a file number and other personal information unless you mean to store it on this account.