Decide whether New Zealand client material can go into a tool
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Classify each proposed input as public, personal, confidential, privileged or suppressed.
- What the lawyer must review
- Follow the court guidelines and Chapter 8: generally nothing that is not public
- Check IPP 12 for overseas processing
- Consider client consent
- Test with fictional data
Rules that apply
The document starts from the task name. Change it if this piece of work is different.
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes extracting and organising information. Confirm the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.