Build the unmatched and unidentified client-trust list
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Match trust receipts to matters and list every amount that has no identified client or third person, with the date it was received.
- What the lawyer must review
- Model Rule 1.15(a) requires client and third-person property to be held separate from the lawyer's property, in a separate account in the state of the office unless the client or third person consents to another place, with complete records. Rule 1.15(d) requires prompt notice when funds are received in which a client or third person has an interest. Rule 1.15(e) requires property in which two or more persons claim an interest to be kept separate until the dispute is resolved. You decide what is unidentified and what the enacted state rule, including any unclaimed-property rule, requires you to do with it. The Model Rule's record-retention period is printed in brackets as five years. The state rule controls.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes identifying points for review. 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 that the actual tool, feature and processing terms permit use of this information, including access, retention, training and disclosure conditions.
- Review the original source set for relevant material absent from the output, including contrary evidence, qualifications and remaining gaps.
- 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.