---
title: "Build a tool-use gap table from the duties and the file"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-an-ai-use-gap-table-for-an-agency-client/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A31-T1-R12-US"
practice_area: "Administrative & Public Law"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Build a tool-use gap table from the duties and the file

> One row per duty in Formal Opinion 512, Model Rule 1.1 Comment 8, and Model Rule 1.6. Columns are the duty and whether the file shows a written practice. Write no sentence of a policy.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Administrative & Public Law](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | One row per duty in Formal Opinion 512, Model Rule 1.1 Comment 8, and Model Rule 1.6. Columns are the duty and whether the file shows a written practice. Write no sentence of a policy. |
| What the lawyer must review | Formal Opinion 512 requires competence with the tool, confidentiality for all information relating to the representation, and review of analysis and citations before a court submission. Model Rule 1.1 Comment 8 includes the benefits and risks of relevant technology. Model Rule 1.6 is the confidentiality rule. You decide which gap to close. No agency technology memorandum was opened. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Build an AI-use gap table for an agency client](https://ailawframework.com/practice/administrative-and-public-law/build-an-ai-use-gap-table-for-an-agency-client.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: One row per duty in Formal Opinion 512, Model Rule 1.1 Comment 8, and Model Rule 1.6. Columns are the duty and whether the file shows a written practice. Write no sentence of a policy.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Opinion 512 is guidance. A state ethics rule was not opened.
- The table is not the policy.

## Sources

- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment (including Comment 8 on technology)](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)

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