Check that a client-facing tool acts only on the client's instructions
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the tool's log and the retainer, list each step the tool took and whether the file contains an instruction from the client for that step. Do not treat a prompt the tool generated as the client's instruction.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether the instruction was the client's, and whether it was lawful, proper and competent, before the step stands.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the tool's log and the retainer, list each step the tool took and whether the file contains an instruction from the client for that step. Do not treat a prompt the tool generated as the client's instruction. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- A solicitor must only accept and follow a client's lawful, proper and competent instructions.
- A step with no instruction on the file is listed for the lawyer. It is not treated as authorised.
- The lawyer decides whether the instruction is lawful, proper and competent.
- The tool's own suggestion is not the instruction.
Sources
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.