Check conflicts before a client-facing tool is used on a new enquiry
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the enquiry, list the names of the people and organisations mentioned so they can be searched in the conflict records. Do not say that there is no conflict.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer runs the conflict check for current and former clients and decides whether the tool may be used on the enquiry.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the enquiry, list the names of the people and organisations mentioned so they can be searched in the conflict records. Do not say that there is no conflict. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Queensland Law Society Guidance Statement No 37 says that, in the short and medium term, services supplied via a tool should be treated like any other service for current and former client conflict.
- Conflict checks before legal work starts remain important.
- The name list is not a clearance. The lawyer decides whether the tool may be used.
- A new party in an existing matter is checked again.
Sources
- Queensland Law Society, Guidance Statement No 37: Artificial intelligence in legal practice · 2026-10-22
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.