---
title: "Check client information before it is entered into a generative tool"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/check-information-before-it-is-entered-into-a-generative-tool-for-a-proc/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "KM-MA20261022-11-US"
practice_area: "Knowledge Management"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Check client information before it is entered into a generative tool

> List the fields that would be entered and whether the tool is one the firm controls. Do not enter the information.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/check-information-before-it-is-entered-into-a-generative-tool-for-a-proc/united-states  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Knowledge Management](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | List the fields that would be entered and whether the tool is one the firm controls. Do not enter the information. |
| What the lawyer must review | Model Rule 1.6(a) bars revealing information relating to the representation unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorized, or paragraph (b) permits it. Paragraph (c) requires reasonable efforts to prevent unauthorized disclosure of or access to that information. Model Rule 1.1 requires the competence to understand the tool well enough to protect the information. You decide whether a paragraph (a) or (b) permission covers the particular tool before anything is entered. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Check information before it is entered into a generative tool for a proceeding](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/check-information-before-it-is-entered-into-a-generative-tool-for-a-proc.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the fields that would be entered and whether the tool is one the firm controls. Do not enter the information.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Comment 8 to Rule 1.1, on technology, was not opened. The decision rests on the rule text that was opened.
- A confidentiality term in a vendor contract was not opened and does not replace Rule 1.6.

## Sources

- [ABA Model Rule 1.6, Confidentiality of Information](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (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.*