Build an escalation matrix for a client-facing tool
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the tool flows, list question types, the point a human must take over, and the record that must be kept.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm the escalation roster is real
- Do not launch a tool that cannot escalate
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the tool flows, list question types, the point a human must take over, and the record that must be kept. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
- The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| No-advice scope and blocked-topics schedule for a client-facing assistant | Policy | AI use Red | Schedule the supervising lawyer adopts for a client-facing assistant: topics it may answer with general information, topics it must refuse, and the exact handoff it must give for urgency, safety and requests for advice. |
| Periodic supervision minute for a client-facing AI tool | Memo | AI use Red | Minute in which the supervising lawyer records, for a set period, what the client-facing tool did, what the sample review and incidents showed, and whether it stays on, changes, or is switched off. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
- CLINIC: How to Safely Incorporate AI Into Your Immigration Practice, 17 December 2025 · 2026-09-23
- New Zealand Law Society: Generative AI guidance for lawyers · 2026-09-23
Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.