---
title: "Build an escalation matrix for a client-facing tool"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/build-an-escalation-matrix-for-a-client-facing-tool"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A43-A20260923-1"
practice_area: "Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build an escalation matrix for a client-facing tool

> From the tool flows, list question types, the point a human must take over, and the record that must be kept.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/build-an-escalation-matrix-for-a-client-facing-tool  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| 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 / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

If the tool cannot escalate, it cannot launch. Confirm the roster is real.

- What the AI does: From the tool flows, list question types, the point a human must take over, and the record that must be kept.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
2. Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
3. The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.

## Sources

- [CLINIC: How to Safely Incorporate AI Into Your Immigration Practice, 17 December 2025](https://www.cliniclegal.org/resources/how-safely-incorporate-ai-your-immigration-practice) (checked 2026-09-23)
- [New Zealand Law Society: Generative AI guidance for lawyers](https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/professional-practice/rules-and-maintaining-professional-standards/generative-ai-guidance-for-lawyers/) (checked 2026-09-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Client consent to input information into a generative AI tool (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/us-client-consent-input-to-generative-ai.md) | Letter | Yellow | A tool-specific consent for putting information relating to a representation into a named generative AI tool, with the risk particulars Formal Opinion 512 says a boilerplate engagement sentence does… |
| [No-advice scope and blocked-topics schedule for a client-facing assistant](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/no-advice-scope-schedule.md) | Policy | 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… |
| [No-advice notice for a client-facing tool (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/us-client-facing-tool-no-advice-notice.md) | Notice | Yellow | A fixed notice that a client-facing tool is not a lawyer, does not give legal advice, and does not create a client-lawyer relationship. The firm approves the words once. The tool does not vary them. |
| [Note escalating a client-facing tool transcript to a lawyer (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/us-chatbot-escalation-note.md) | Memo | Yellow | An internal note that lifts a transcript out of a client-facing tool and records why a lawyer must take the next step. It does not answer the person. |
| [Periodic supervision minute for a client-facing AI tool](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/client-facing-tool-supervision-minute.md) | Memo | 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.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/build-an-escalation-matrix-for-a-client-facing-tool/united-states.md) | Yellow |

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*