Draft the settlement agreement or consent award
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Turn the settlement terms into a draft settlement agreement or consent-award request matching the tribunal's procedure.
- What the lawyer must review
- Check parties, release scope and confidentiality
- Confirm the tribunal has power under the rules to issue a consent award
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes preparing preliminary structure or wording. 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
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- Confirm that the wording reflects the client’s instructions and contains no unintended admission, concession or commitment. Check the recipient and tone.
- Confirm that the actual tool, feature and processing terms permit use of this information, including access, retention, training and disclosure conditions.
- 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.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heads of agreement signed at the end of a mediation (binding terms of settlement) | Agreement | AI use Yellow | Short binding terms of settlement for signing in the mediation room: payment, releases, confidentiality, consent orders, a consent to admit the document to enforce it, and what happens if the formal deed is never signed. |
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