---
title: "List the blanks already marked in a Word precedent"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/convert-word-templates-into-automated-precedents-with-ai/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "KM-B12-20-US"
practice_area: "Knowledge Management"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List the blanks already marked in a Word precedent

> List each blank or bracket already printed in the Word precedent, and quote the surrounding clause. Write no new clause and no new blank.

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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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List each blank or bracket already printed in the Word precedent, and quote the surrounding clause. Write no new clause and no new blank. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write any clause that an automated precedent will insert into a document a client or a counterparty may sign. Model Rule 1.1 requires competent representation, and ABA Formal Opinion 512 requires independent verification of generated text, including because the tools can hallucinate. Marking a blank that is already in the Word file is an index. Composing the words around it is not. Model Rule 1.6(a) applies before the precedent, if it contains information relating to a representation, is put into a tool that will not keep it confidential. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Convert Word templates into automated precedents with AI](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/convert-word-templates-into-automated-precedents-with-ai.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List each blank or bracket already printed in the Word precedent, and quote the surrounding clause. Write no new clause and no new blank.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- An automated precedent that inserts a clause into a signed document is still that clause. You write it.
- Do not convert an Australian style guide into the logic of the automation.

## Sources

- [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)
- [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)
- [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)

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