Draft certificate clauses in an offtake from the lawyer's term sheet
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Draft the certificate clauses from the term sheet the lawyer supplies. Leave any commercial term the term sheet does not state as a blank. Do not describe a certificate program and do not say the clause assigns federal record title.
- What the lawyer must review
- ABA Model Rule 1.1 requires competent representation, which requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation. ABA Formal Opinion 512 (29 July 2024) leaves the lawyer responsible for clauses produced with a generative tool. The clauses use only the term sheet. Separately, if the same instrument assigns record title or operating rights in a federal oil and gas lease, 43 C.F.R. 3106.10(f) provides that the transferee's rights will not be recognized by the Department until the authorized officer approves the transfer, and section 3106.71 provides that approval is for administrative purposes only and does not warrant or certify title. The tool does not decide that a certificate clause is that transfer. The lawyer checks every clause.
- 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
- 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.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental attribute schedule for a US power sale | Clause | AI use Yellow | A contract schedule that allocates an environmental attribute the parties define. |
| Qualifying facility question list under PURPA | Checklist | AI use Yellow | Questions drawn from the parts of 16 U.S.C. § 824a-3 that were read, including the incremental-cost limit. |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.