---
title: "Review a small business's standard terms of trade"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/run-an-ai-review-of-standard-terms-of-trade-for-a-small-business/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A1-B8-2-US"
practice_area: "Commercial & Corporate Advisory (contracts, company law, governance)"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Review a small business's standard terms of trade

> Mark terms that depart from the positions the lawyer supplies, and list each departure with the position beside it.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/run-an-ai-review-of-standard-terms-of-trade-for-a-small-business/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## 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 | Mark terms that depart from the positions the lawyer supplies, and list each departure with the position beside it. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide what, if anything, should change. Formal Opinion 512: do not rely on a generated review you have not checked. The terms are a contract under the state law they select. If they cover the sale of goods, open that state's enacted Uniform Commercial Code. Model Rule 1.6: keep the terms out of a public tool. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Run an AI review of standard terms of trade for a small business](https://ailawframework.com/practice/commercial-and-corporate-advisory/run-an-ai-review-of-standard-terms-of-trade-for-a-small-business.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Mark terms that depart from the positions the lawyer supplies, and list each departure with the position beside it.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- There is no single federal statute of standard terms. The governing-law clause picks the state.
- Do not import an Australian unfair-contract test into the review.

## 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 1.6, 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.*