---
title: "Summarize a regulatory change from the instrument the lawyer supplies"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/prepare-a-regulatory-change-summary-for-a-corporate-client/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A1-B6-3-US"
practice_area: "Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Summarize a regulatory change from the instrument the lawyer supplies

> Summarize the instrument the lawyer supplies, with the section numbers it uses, and leave a blank where the instrument is silent. Do not add a section.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/prepare-a-regulatory-change-summary-for-a-corporate-client/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Summarize the instrument the lawyer supplies, with the section numbers it uses, and leave a blank where the instrument is silent. Do not add a section. |
| What the lawyer must review | You check the summary against the instrument before it goes to the client. Formal Opinion 512: a generated summary is not reliable until you have compared it with the text. Comment 8 to Rule 1.1 requires you to understand the tool. This check is done on this instrument. A summary approved for an earlier change does not clear this one. Model Rule 1.6 applies if the instrument is accompanied by client facts. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a regulatory-change summary for a corporate client](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/prepare-a-regulatory-change-summary-for-a-corporate-client.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Summarize the instrument the lawyer supplies, with the section numbers it uses, and leave a blank where the instrument is silent. Do not add a section.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The summary follows the instrument in the file. It does not survey the law around it.
- A date or a threshold that is not in the instrument is not added.

## 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 8](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.*