---
title: "List the duties Opinion 512 says to cover in a training session"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/train-lawyers-on-ai-assisted-precedent-use/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "KM-B12-26-US"
practice_area: "Knowledge Management"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List the duties Opinion 512 says to cover in a training session

> List the duties named in the opening of ABA Formal Opinion 512, as headings only. Write no script, no slide sentence, and no statement of a rule.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/train-lawyers-on-ai-assisted-precedent-use/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 | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the duties named in the opening of ABA Formal Opinion 512, as headings only. Write no script, no slide sentence, and no statement of a rule. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write the training, because lawyers will rely on it. Model Rule 1.1 requires competent representation, including the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness, and preparation reasonably necessary. ABA Formal Opinion 512, dated 29 July 2024, says that lawyers using generative tools must consider their duties to provide competent representation, to protect client information, to communicate with clients, to supervise employees and agents, to advance only meritorious claims and contentions, to ensure candor toward the tribunal, and to charge reasonable fees. The opinion states that these tools can hallucinate, and that reliance without an appropriate degree of independent verification can breach Rule 1.1. Rules 1.4, 1.5, 3.1, 5.1, and 5.3 were not opened, so the script does not restate them. You state only a rule whose text you have read. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Train lawyers on AI-assisted precedent use](https://ailawframework.com/practice/knowledge-management/train-lawyers-on-ai-assisted-precedent-use.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the duties named in the opening of ABA Formal Opinion 512, as headings only. Write no script, no slide sentence, and no statement of a rule.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- The heading list is the opinion's list. It is not the text of a Model Rule that was not opened.
- A slide that states a case, a statute, or a state variation is yours to write. The tool does not supply one.

## Sources

- [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 1.1, competence](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/) (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)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Training outline: checking an AI output before it is kept or used](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/knowledge-management/lawyer-training-on-ai-outputs.md) | Memo | Yellow | An outline for training lawyers on the OAIC's ongoing-assurance points: permitted and prohibited uses, a human check of outputs that contain personal information, and marking an output as a… |

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

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