---
title: "Keep a supervision record for work a generative tool produced"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/keep-a-supervision-record-for-work-a-tool-produced/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A43-JU20261022-11-US"
practice_area: "Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Keep a supervision record for work a generative tool produced

> From the file, enter the tool, the piece of work, the person who checked it, and the date. Do not mark the work as checked unless the file already records a check.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/keep-a-supervision-record-for-work-a-tool-produced/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 file, enter the tool, the piece of work, the person who checked it, and the date. Do not mark the work as checked unless the file already records a check. |
| What the lawyer must review | Model Rule 5.3 requires reasonable efforts so that lawyers and nonlawyers who use the tool conform to the professional obligations. Formal Opinion 512 says managerial lawyers set the firm's rules for use, supervisory lawyers arrange training, and one suggestion in the opinion is to mark tool output in the file so a later reader knows it may be fallible. The lawyer decides the level of review. The opinion says the lawyer remains fully responsible for the work. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Keep a supervision record for work a tool produced](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/keep-a-supervision-record-for-work-a-tool-produced.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: From the file, enter the tool, the piece of work, the person who checked it, and the date. Do not mark the work as checked unless the file already records a check.
- 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 opinion says there is no single level of review. It depends on the tool and the task, including any prior test of that tool.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 5.3, Responsibilities regarding nonlawyer assistants](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_5_3_responsibilities_regarding_nonlawyer_assistant/) (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.*