Respond to a subpoena served on the client as addressee
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the subpoena and the client’s document systems, map each category to where responsive documents are held, estimate the volume and cost of compliance, flag privileged and confidential material, and list categories that appear too wide.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether to comply, negotiate the scope or object, handles privilege and confidentiality claims, and settles what is produced and how.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | From the subpoena and the client’s document systems, map each category to where responsive documents are held, estimate the volume and cost of compliance, flag privileged and confidential material, and list categories that appear too wide. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
Checklist
- Confirm the material (including produced and subpoenaed documents subject to the implied undertaking or any confidentiality order) may go into the tool before it is used.
- Confirm the return date and any conduct money.
- Review privileged and confidential documents before production.
- Record what was produced and the basis for anything withheld.
Sources
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.