List what a client-intake chatbot would collect and match it to the notice duties
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- From the chatbot script the lawyer supplies, list each field the script asks for and the purpose the script states. Leave a blank where the script states no purpose. Do not clear the script for use.
- What the lawyer must review
- If the firm or the client is a business that controls the collection, section 1798.100 requires notice at or before collection and requires the collection to be reasonably necessary and proportionate. A chatbot that asks for facts about a legal matter also takes in information relating to a representation. Model Rule 1.6 prohibits revealing that information unless the client gives informed consent, the disclosure is impliedly authorised, or paragraph (b) permits it. Opinion 512 says not to put that information into a tool whose disclosures you have not checked. You decide whether the script may be used.
- 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.
Forms and precedents for this task
| Form or precedent | Kind | AI use | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notice at collection | Notice | AI use Yellow | Short notice given at or before the point of collection under Civil Code § 1798.100(a). |
Signed-in accounts can read the full text of each one. All precedents.