---
title: "Search firm know-how with AI"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/search-firm-know-how-with-ai"
type: "task"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "KM-B12-03"
practice_area: "Knowledge Management"
tier: "green"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["AU"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-10"
---

# Search firm know-how with AI

> Ask natural-language questions over the DMS and know-how with permission-aware search.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/search-firm-know-how-with-ai  
Last reviewed: 2026-10-10

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Knowledge Management](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management.md) |
| Human involvement | Green: AI drafts, lawyer checks |
| How AI is used | Ask natural-language questions over the DMS and know-how with permission-aware search. |
| What the lawyer must review | Open the source document before relying on any answer. |
| Written for / versions | Australia |

## Checking plan

**Lawyer review required**

The responsible lawyer reviews the work against the instructions, sources and intended use.

- What the AI does: Ask natural-language questions over the DMS and know-how with permission-aware search.
- What the lawyer does: Open the source document before relying on any answer.
- Who reviews: Lawyer competent in the matter and the forum
- Basis: Planning guidance checked against the linked public sources on 10 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.
- Why: The traffic light follows the consequence of an error and how much of the output the lawyer must check before it is used.
- Written for: AU

## Checks the lawyer makes

1. Open the cited source and confirm it is the current instrument for this forum and this date.
2. Open the source document before relying on any answer.
3. Compare the output with the source and the instructions, including material the output left out.
4. The responsible lawyer approves the exact output for its intended use, or sends it back.

## Notes

- Suggested working checks from the linked public sources. Read the source and confirm it applies to this forum and this date. The checks do not approve software or record that the work is done.

## Practical guide

Jurisdiction: Australia

**Deliverable**: Search firm know-how with AI

**Inputs**

- LexisNexis: KM as the foundation of AI (vendor)
- Harvey: fundamentals of legal KM (vendor)
- The matter instructions and the documents the output will rely on.

**Example**: Stop before the result is filed, sent or relied on. Open the source document before relying on any answer.

**Stop and escalate when**

- The cited source is not the instrument that applies to this forum or this date.
- The output states a fact, date, citation, figure or commitment that is not in the instructions or the source.
- The responsible lawyer has not approved the exact output for its intended use.

Checked 2026-10-10.

## Sources

- [LexisNexis: KM as the foundation of AI (vendor)](https://www.lexisnexis.com/blogs/int-legal/b/insights/posts/why-knowledge-management-is-the-real-foundation-of-ai-powered-legal-drafting) (checked 2026-10-10)
- [Harvey: fundamentals of legal KM (vendor)](https://www.harvey.ai/blog/legal-knowledge-management) (checked 2026-10-10)

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