Prepare a hearing chronology from the key documents
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Build a dated chronology from the documents the lawyer supplies, with the document and page for each row. Do not add a fact that is not in those documents and do not describe a disputed event as proved.
- What the lawyer must review
- The chronology is a working paper for the lawyer. It is not a pleading. A pleading that states a claim for relief must, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a), contain a short and plain statement of the grounds for the court's jurisdiction unless the court already has jurisdiction and the claim needs no new jurisdictional support, a short and plain statement of the claim showing that the pleader is entitled to relief, and a demand for the relief sought. If a document from the chronology is later offered at a federal trial other than solely for impeachment, its identification belongs in the pretrial disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(3). The lawyer checks every date against the source page. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) leaves the lawyer responsible for work produced with a generative tool.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUSNSW
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes summarising source material. 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
- Verify dates, people and sequence against contemporaneous records. Preserve uncertainty and identify gaps or conflicting accounts.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deposition outline (not testimony) | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Lawyer's outline of topics and questions for an oral deposition under Rule 30, including a Rule 30(b)(6) topic list. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.