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title: "Screen a public legal tool for unqualified legal practice"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/screen-a-public-legal-tool-for-unqualified-legal-practice"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A43-JU20261022-1"
practice_area: "Client-facing & access-to-justice AI tools"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Screen a public legal tool for unqualified legal practice

> From the tool's screens, sample answers and the description of who operates it, list each place the tool states or implies that the user is receiving legal services or the help of a lawyer, and each place a user can…

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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 tool's screens, sample answers and the description of who operates it, list each place the tool states or implies that the user is receiving legal services or the help of a lawyer, and each place a user can obtain a document for a legal step. Do not rewrite the tool. |
| What the lawyer must review | The lawyer decides whether the operator is a qualified entity, whether the tool is engaging in legal practice or representing that it is entitled to, and what must be removed before the tool is offered to the public. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Trace each flagged screen to the tool and to the prohibition that applies where the tool is offered.

- What the AI does: From the tool's screens, sample answers and the description of who operates it, list each place the tool states or implies that the user is receiving legal services or the help of a lawyer, and each place a user can obtain a document for a legal step. Do not rewrite the tool.
- What the lawyer does: The lawyer decides whether the operator is a qualified entity, whether the tool is engaging in legal practice or representing that it is entitled to, and what must be removed before the tool is offered to the public.
- Who reviews: Responsible lawyer with competence in the matter
- Basis: Practical workflow informed by the linked primary sources; the traffic light and working checks are editorial guidance, not a court classification.
- Why: The level reflects what the work is, the consequence of an error, and how much of the output the lawyer must independently re-derive.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Check each flagged screen against the live tool, not against a summary.
2. Confirm the operator's status against the test in the statute that applies where the tool is offered.
3. Confirm the list includes representations of an entitlement to practise, not only the giving of answers.
4. Record what was removed or changed before the tool is offered to the public.

## Notes

- 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.

## Sources

- [Legal Profession Uniform Law (Vic) ss 10 and 11](https://www5.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/vic/consol_act/lpulaa2014406/sch1.html) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [Legal Profession Act 2007 (Qld) s 24](https://www.legislation.qld.gov.au/view/html/inforce/current/act-2007-024#sec.24) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/client-facing-and-access-to-justice-ai-tools/screen-a-public-legal-tool-for-unqualified-legal-practice/united-states.md) | Yellow |

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