Check that client documents a tool holds are returned when asked
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the request and the file list, list the client documents the tool holds and the date of the request. Do not delete or send the documents.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides which documents are client documents, whether a lien is effective, and when they are given.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the request and the file list, list the client documents the tool holds and the date of the request. Do not delete or send the documents. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- On completion or termination, the client or former client, or another person authorised by the client or former client, is given any client documents, or copies if they are electronic, as soon as reasonably possible when requested, unless there is an effective lien.
- A solicitor or law practice may destroy client documents after 7 years have elapsed since the completion or termination of the engagement, except where there are client instructions or legal obligations to the contrary.
- The lawyer decides whether a document is a client document and whether any lien is effective. Rule 15, on the same compilation, deals with a lien over documents essential to current proceedings. The lawyer applies it where a lien is claimed.
- Nothing is deleted or sent until the lawyer has decided.
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.