---
title: "Draft a board legal-risk paper from the underlying advice"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/draft-a-board-legal-risk-paper-from-the-underlying-advice/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A40-T1-R7-US"
practice_area: "In-House / General Counsel"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft a board legal-risk paper from the underlying advice

> Turn the advice the lawyer marks into a short board paper that lists the issue, the status, and the decision the lawyer has already written.…

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/draft-a-board-legal-risk-paper-from-the-underlying-advice/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [In-House / General Counsel](https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Turn the advice the lawyer marks into a short board paper that lists the issue, the status, and the decision the lawyer has already written. Do not add a recommendation the lawyer has not written and do not circulate the paper. |
| What the lawyer must review | The paper is the general counsel's. ABA Model Rule 1.1 requires competent representation. ABA Model Rule 5.1 requires a lawyer with managerial authority to make reasonable efforts to ensure the firm has measures giving reasonable assurance that all lawyers conform to the Rules of Professional Conduct, and requires a lawyer with direct supervisory authority to make reasonable efforts to ensure that the other lawyer conforms. A lawyer is responsible for another lawyer's violation if the lawyer orders or, with knowledge of the specific conduct, ratifies it, or if the lawyer knows of the conduct at a time when its consequences can be avoided or mitigated and fails to take reasonable remedial action. ABA Formal Opinion 512 applies the same supervision to a generative tool. The lawyer decides who receives the paper. The tool does not describe the paper as privileged. Attorney-client privilege and work-product protection are assessed by the lawyer on the facts of the circulation. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft a board legal-risk paper from the underlying advice](https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/draft-a-board-legal-risk-paper-from-the-underlying-advice.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Turn the advice the lawyer marks into a short board paper that lists the issue, the status, and the decision the lawyer has already written. Do not add a recommendation the lawyer has not written and do not circulate the paper.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The paper stays inside the advice the lawyer has already given. The tool does not fill a gap with a new conclusion.
- Copying the paper to directors or to a third party is the lawyer's decision. The tool does not label the paper privileged or not privileged.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 5.1, Responsibilities of a Partner or Supervisory Lawyer](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_5_1_responsibilities_of_a_partner_or_supervisory_lawyer/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [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)

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*