---
title: "Draft an information-barrier protocol from the conflict papers"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/draft-an-information-barrier-protocol-from-the-conflict-papers"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A51-A20260923-3"
practice_area: "Confidentiality & client information"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft an information-barrier protocol from the conflict papers

> Produce a first-draft barrier protocol listing people, systems and folders that must be kept apart, from the conflict papers the lawyer has approved.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/draft-an-information-barrier-protocol-from-the-conflict-papers  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Confidentiality & client information](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Produce a first-draft barrier protocol listing people, systems and folders that must be kept apart, from the conflict papers the lawyer has approved. |
| What the lawyer must review | Confirm access lists before the second matter opens Check the document-management system can enforce the barrier |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

A barrier that the document-management system cannot enforce is not a barrier. Confirm access lists before the second matter opens.

- What the AI does: Produce a first-draft barrier protocol listing people, systems and folders that must be kept apart, from the conflict papers the lawyer has approved.
- What the lawyer does: Set the scope, verify the evidence, resolve exceptions and approve the final output for its intended use.
- Basis: Suggested checking approach based on the task guidance. Complete the assessment for the actual tool, information and jurisdiction.

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
2. Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
3. The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.

## Sources

- [New Zealand Law Society: Generative AI guidance for lawyers](https://www.lawsociety.org.nz/professional-practice/rules-and-maintaining-professional-standards/generative-ai-guidance-for-lawyers/) (checked 2026-09-23)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Information barrier protocol for one matter](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/confidentiality-and-client-information/matter-information-barrier-protocol.md) | Policy | Yellow | Protocol for one current matter where the practice holds confidential information of a former client: who is screened, what is locked, what undertakings are signed, and which tools the two groups… |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/obligations/confidentiality-and-client-information/draft-an-information-barrier-protocol-from-the-conflict-papers/united-states.md) | Red |

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