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title: "Check current-client conflicts before a tool is used on a new enquiry"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-conflicts-before-a-client-facing-tool-is-used-on-a-new-enquiry/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A43-JU20261022-16-US"
practice_area: "Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check current-client conflicts before a tool is used on a new enquiry

> 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.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-conflicts-before-a-client-facing-tool-is-used-on-a-new-enquiry/united-states  
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 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 | Model Rule 1.7(a) forbids a representation that involves a concurrent conflict, unless paragraph (b) is met, including informed consent confirmed in writing. A concurrent conflict includes a representation directly adverse to another client, or a significant risk that the representation will be materially limited by a duty to another client, a former client, a third person, or the lawyer's own interest. Formal Opinion 512 says a generative tool may use information from one representation in another and names Rules 1.7 and 1.9. The lawyer decides whether the tool may be used on the enquiry. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check conflicts before a client-facing tool is used on a new enquiry](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/check-conflicts-before-a-client-facing-tool-is-used-on-a-new-enquiry.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: 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.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The text opened is the ABA Model Rule. The rule adopted in the lawyer's jurisdiction controls where it differs.
- The text of Rule 1.9 was not opened. The opinion names it. The lawyer does not treat the opinion as a substitute for that rule.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.7, Conflict of interest: current clients](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_7_conflict_of_interest_current_clients/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)

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