Set out whether a professional used ordinary care or skill
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the professional service and the opinion the lawyer supplies, build a question table on ordinary care or skill. Do not decide whether the service met that standard and do not write the advice.
- What the lawyer must review
- California Civil Code § 1714(a) extends responsibility to an injury occasioned by a want of ordinary care or skill. The opened text does not create a peer-opinion defence and does not say a widely accepted practice is conclusive. ABA Formal Opinion 512 requires independent verification of generative output under Model Rule 1.1 before you rely on it for advice. You decide the standard and you write the advice. Do not import Civil Liability Act 2002 (NSW) s 5O.
- Written for / version
- United States versionUS
Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Consider narrowly defined preparation support after confirming the tool’s capability and permitted scope. |
| 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 output against the client’s instructions and the complete relevant source material, including omissions or contradictions.
- Resolve exceptions and record the responsible lawyer’s approval of the exact output and intended use.