Run the conflict check at intake and record the result
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Compare the names, aliases, dates of birth and relationships given at intake for the client and every other party against the service’s client and other-party records, and list every possible match with the record it matches and why.
- What the lawyer must review
- The lawyer decides whether each match is a real conflict, whether the service can act or must refer, and how to refer without disclosing that the other party has also contacted the service; in family violence matters the decision protects both people’s safety.
- Written for / version
- US
Open a jurisdiction version of this task to see which instruments apply: US
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Compare the names, aliases, dates of birth and relationships given at intake for the client and every other party against the service’s client and other-party records, and list every possible match with the record it matches and why. |
| Lawyer | Set the scope, supervise the work closely, verify every part relied on, resolve omissions and exceptions, and approve the exact output. |
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.
- Search aliases, former names and transliterations, not only the name given.
- Record the decision and reason for every match, including no conflict.
- Confirm any referral is made without revealing the other party’s contact with the service.
Sources
- Legal Aid Queensland, Grants Handbook: Conflict of interest · 2026-10-18
- Community Legal Centres Australia, National Accreditation Scheme · 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.