---
title: "Prepare a duty-lawyer fact sheet from the court list and the charging document"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/legal-aid-and-community-legal-practice/prepare-a-duty-lawyer-brief-from-the-court-list-and-charge-sheet/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A54-B5-22-US"
practice_area: "Legal Aid & Community Legal Practice"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Prepare a duty-lawyer fact sheet from the court list and the charging document

> Copy from the list and the charging document the court, the time, the charge as it is written, and any custody note the papers already contain. Write no advice and no submission.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/practice/legal-aid-and-community-legal-practice/prepare-a-duty-lawyer-brief-from-the-court-list-and-charge-sheet/united-states  
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 | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Copy from the list and the charging document the court, the time, the charge as it is written, and any custody note the papers already contain. Write no advice and no submission. |
| What the lawyer must review | You decide what is said to the client and to the court. Model Rule 1.1 requires the legal knowledge, skill, thoroughness and preparation reasonably necessary for the representation. Comment 8 includes the benefits and risks of relevant technology. Model Rule 1.6 prohibits revealing information relating to the representation without a ground in that rule. Model Rule 1.2(a) requires you to abide by the client's decisions on the objectives and, in a criminal case, by the client's decision, after consultation, on a plea, a jury waiver, and whether the client will testify. Under 45 CFR § 1620.2(a), representation of a specific client, including advice and brief services, is a case. No public-defender statute was opened. ABA Formal Opinion 512 requires you to verify a generated extract before you rely on it. The fact sheet is not a paper you file. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Prepare a duty-lawyer brief from the court list and charge sheet](https://ailawframework.com/practice/legal-aid-and-community-legal-practice/prepare-a-duty-lawyer-brief-from-the-court-list-and-charge-sheet.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Copy from the list and the charging document the court, the time, the charge as it is written, and any custody note the papers already contain. Write no advice and no submission.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Do not add a right-to-counsel holding. No decision on appointment of counsel was opened.
- If a paper is later filed in a federal civil case, Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11 was not applied to this fact sheet.

## 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 Model Rule 1.2, Scope of representation, including criminal decisions](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_2_scope_of_representation_allocation_of_authority_between_client_lawyer/) (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)
- [45 CFR § 1620.2, a case includes advice and brief services to a specific client](https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/45/1620.2) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Duty lawyer brief and appearance note (NSW Local Court criminal list)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/legal-aid-and-community-legal-practice/local-court-duty-brief.md) | Checklist | Yellow | Brief for a Legal Aid NSW Local Court duty appearance: what the scheme covers, means and verification limits, and a file note of what was done and what was refused. |

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.*