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title: "Prepare plain-language public material on court rules about generative tools"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/legal-aid-and-community-legal-practice/draft-plain-language-self-help-content-on-court-gen-ai-rules/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A54-B5-23-US"
practice_area: "Legal Aid & Community Legal Practice"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare plain-language public material on court rules about generative tools

> List the points in ABA Formal Opinion 512 about checking citations and about courts that require disclosure of a generative tool, and leave a blank line for the local rule. Write no sentence of the public material.

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Legal Aid & Community Legal Practice](https://ailawframework.com/practice/legal-aid-and-community-legal-practice.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | List the points in ABA Formal Opinion 512 about checking citations and about courts that require disclosure of a generative tool, and leave a blank line for the local rule. Write no sentence of the public material. |
| What the lawyer must review | You write every sentence that is published. Under 45 CFR § 1620.2(b), developing written materials that explain legal rights, and community education, is a matter. A matter is not direct legal advice to, or representation of, a specific client. Model Rule 1.1 and Comment 8 require competence, including the benefits and risks of relevant technology. ABA Formal Opinion 512 says generative tools can produce citations and analysis that are not reliable, that a lawyer must review them before submitting materials to a court, that even an unintentional misstatement to a court can be a misrepresentation under Model Rule 8.4(c), and that some courts require lawyers to disclose use of a generative tool. The opinion says to consult the court's local rules. No standing order was opened, so the public material must not name a court rule you have not read. Model Rule 3.3 applies when a lawyer appears. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft plain-language self-help content on court Gen AI rules](https://ailawframework.com/practice/legal-aid-and-community-legal-practice/draft-plain-language-self-help-content-on-court-gen-ai-rules.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: List the points in ABA Formal Opinion 512 about checking citations and about courts that require disclosure of a generative tool, and leave a blank line for the local rule. Write no sentence of the public material.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not tell a reader that a named court requires a disclosure or a certification. No standing order was opened on 22 October 2026.
- Public material under § 1620.2(b) is not a case. Do not describe it as advice to a named person.

## 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)
- [45 CFR § 1620.2, definitions of case and matter](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/45/1620.2) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.1, Comment, including technology](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_1_competence/comment_on_rule_1_1/) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [ABA Model Rule 3.3, Candor toward the tribunal](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_3_3_candor_toward_the_tribunal/) (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.*