Check whether a public legal tool sends a user's facts to an open model
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the vendor terms, the privacy settings and a sample of what a user can type, list what text leaves the firm or centre and whether an open tool may retain it or use it to train a model.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether any of that text could be confidential, including for a person who is not yet a client, and whether the tool must be closed, restricted, or limited to a controlled environment.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the vendor terms, the privacy settings and a sample of what a user can type, list what text leaves the firm or centre and whether an open tool may retain it or use it to train a model. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Read the current vendor terms on retention, training and who can see prompts. Do not rely on a marketing page.
- Confirm the record distinguishes an open tool from a closed tool with contractual controls.
- Check that a user cannot paste documents obtained under compulsion unless the lawyer has dealt with that separately.
- Record the lawyer's decision before the tool is offered.
Sources
- Victorian Legal Services Board and Commissioner, Statement on the use of artificial intelligence in Australian legal practice · 2026-10-22
- 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.