Prepare court documents for a client under a drafting-only retainer
Key facts
- Human involvement
- RedLawyer-led
- How AI is used
- Check the court form the lawyer has drafted for completeness against the form’s requirements, list every fact in it that does not match the client’s documents on file, and list the attachments and service steps the client must complete. The tool writes nothing in the document.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer drafts the document from the client’s instructions, explains to the client what they must do to file and serve it and that the lawyer is not appearing, and checks that no protected address or safety detail appears in a document the other party will receive.
- Written for / version
- US
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Supporting preparation only. Check the court form the lawyer has drafted for completeness against the form’s requirements, list every fact in it that does not match the client’s documents on file, and list the attachments and service steps the client must complete. The tool writes nothing in the document. The tool writes nothing into the document. Substantive advice, judgement and any restricted content remain with the responsible human. |
| Lawyer | Perform the substantive analysis and decisions. Independently check any permitted supporting work and approve the exact output for its intended use. |
Checklist
- Confirm the client’s personal, financial and safety information goes only into a tool the service has approved for client data, and that the output discloses nothing the client has not agreed to share.
- Confirm the tool output is a checklist and mismatch list only, and nothing it emitted is in the document.
- Check the form version is current on the court’s website on the day.
- Confirm the client understands the limits of the retainer in writing.
Sources
- Queensland Law Society, Guidance Statement No. 07: Limited scope representation in dispute resolution · 2026-10-18
- Law Society Journal, Recognising a new form of legal practice: limited scope services · 2026-10-18
These are suggested working checks. Confirm the required checking with the responsible lawyer before work starts; the checking approach does not establish permission to use AI.