Check a trust-to-office transfer against the bill and the authority
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Compare the proposed transfer, the rendered bill and the trust authority and list amounts that do not match or that would overdraw the matter.
- What the lawyer must review
- Confirm the client has been given a bill, unless the current rule allows transfer without one
- Have the principal authorise the transfer
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Compare the proposed transfer, the rendered bill and the trust authority and list amounts that do not match or that would overdraw the matter. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Confirm the output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Verify every relied-on citation, figure and name against the source document.
- The responsible lawyer approves the exact version before use.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Written direction to pay trust money to a third party | Letter | AI use Yellow | Client direction to pay a stated sum of trust money to a named third party, with the cheque or electronic-transfer particulars in rule 43. |
| Trust irregularity briefing note for the principal | Memo | AI use Red | Internal note that lines up the facts of a trust irregularity so the principal can give written notice to the regulator as soon as practicable. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.
Sources
Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts. The checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.