Verify citations in a draft arbitration submission
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- For each legal or factual citation in the draft, list the source in the file that matches it, or mark that no source is in the file. Do not add a citation.
- What the lawyer must review
- Formal Opinion 512: a generative tool can hallucinate a plausible citation. The lawyer makes the inquiry before the submission is served. If the same text is later filed in a district court, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b) is the lawyer’s certification. Inside the arbitration, 9 U.S.C. § 2 enforces the written agreement and does not check citations. Model Rule 1.1 requires the lawyer to bring the knowledge reasonably necessary for the representation.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
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
- Open each relied-on authority independently. Confirm its existence, current status, proposition and any quotation or pinpoint reference.
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Review operative clauses in the complete document, including definitions, cross-references, schedules and inconsistencies with the instructions.
- 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.