---
title: "Draft the company's internal GenAI acceptable-use policy"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/draft-the-company-s-internal-genai-acceptable-use-policy"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A40-B7-2"
practice_area: "In-House / General Counsel"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["AU"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft the company's internal GenAI acceptable-use policy

> Draft policy covering approved tools, confidentiality and review.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/draft-the-company-s-internal-genai-acceptable-use-policy  
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 | Draft policy covering approved tools, confidentiality and review. |
| What the lawyer must review | Lawyer adapts to business and law. |
| Written for / versions | 1 jurisdiction versions below |

## Checking plan

**Source-by-source verification**

Draft the company's internal GenAI acceptable-use policy

- What the AI does: Draft policy covering approved tools, confidentiality and review.
- What the lawyer does: Lawyer adapts to business and law.
- Basis: No area-specific AU source found; general AI-use guidance applied to this area.
- Written for: AU
- Source basis: No area-specific AU source found; general AI-use guidance applied to this area.

## Sources

- [Joint law societies AI selection and use checklist (Feb 2026)](https://lawsocietynt.asn.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/2026-FINAL-RISK-ASSESSMENT-TOOL-CON-BODS-AI-IN-LEGAL-PRACTICE-CONSULTING-COMMITTEE.pdf) (checked 2026-10-10)
- [Uniform Law regulators: Statement on AI use in Australian legal practice](https://lsbc.vic.gov.au/news-updates/news/statement-use-artificial-intelligence-australian-legal-practice) (checked 2026-10-10)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Outside-counsel guidelines on generative AI (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/in-house-general-counsel/us-outside-counsel-generative-ai-guidelines.md) | Letter | Yellow | Instructions from a client to outside counsel on generative AI: when counsel must say a tool was used, what must not be input, how AI-assisted time is billed, and that a lawyer reviews anything filed. |
| [Legal department generative AI policy (United States)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/in-house-general-counsel/us-legal-department-generative-ai-policy.md) | Policy | Yellow | A short policy for lawyers and staff in a company legal department covering approved tools, what may be input, review of output, and instructions to outside counsel. |

Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one.

## Jurisdiction versions

| Jurisdiction | Level |
| --- | --- |
| [United States](https://ailawframework.com/practice/in-house-general-counsel/draft-the-company-s-internal-genai-acceptable-use-policy/united-states.md) | Yellow |

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