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title: "Draft a statement of work from the proposal and the master agreement"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/technology-media-and-telecommunications-it-contracts/draft-a-statement-of-work-from-the-proposal-and-the-msa/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A24-A20260923-2-US"
practice_area: "Technology, Media & Telecommunications / IT Contracts"
tier: "yellow"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# Draft a statement of work from the proposal and the master agreement

> Turn the proposal’s scope, assumptions and charges into a statement-of-work outline that cites the master-agreement clauses on changes, acceptance and intellectual property.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Technology, Media & Telecommunications / IT Contracts](https://ailawframework.com/practice/technology-media-and-telecommunications-it-contracts.md) |
| Human involvement | Yellow: Lawyer and AI draft together |
| How AI is used | Turn the proposal’s scope, assumptions and charges into a statement-of-work outline that cites the master-agreement clauses on changes, acceptance and intellectual property. The lawyer rewrites every sentence before signature. |
| What the lawyer must review | The signed statement of work is the lawyer’s document. Rule 1.1 and Formal Opinion 512 require the lawyer to review generated contract text; a summary tool does not remove that check. Rule 1.6: do not put the customer’s unpublished security or pricing terms into a public tool. Where the work is software, ownership follows 17 U.S.C. § 201 unless a signed writing transfers it or the work is a work made for hire under § 101. A contractor’s code is not a work made for hire merely because it was paid for. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Draft a statement of work from the proposal and the MSA](https://ailawframework.com/practice/technology-media-and-telecommunications-it-contracts/draft-a-statement-of-work-from-the-proposal-and-the-msa.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Turn the proposal’s scope, assumptions and charges into a statement-of-work outline that cites the master-agreement clauses on changes, acceptance and intellectual property. The lawyer rewrites every sentence before signature.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Section 101’s commissioned work-made-for-hire limb covers only listed categories and needs a signed writing that says the work is made for hire. Ordinary software development is often outside that list.
- State contract law supplies interpretation rules. Do not import an Australian master-services precedent.

## Sources

- [ABA Formal Opinion 512, Generative Artificial Intelligence Tools (29 July 2024)](https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/professional_responsibility/ethics-opinions/aba-formal-opinion-512.pdf) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [17 U.S.C. § 201, ownership of copyright](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/201) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [17 U.S.C. § 101, work made for hire](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/17/101) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [IT services statement of work template (under a master services agreement)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/technology-media-and-telecommunications-it-contracts/it-services-statement-of-work.md) | Agreement | Yellow | A statement of work for IT or professional services under a master services agreement: scope, out of scope, deliverables and acceptance, milestones and fees, assumptions and dependencies, personnel,… |
| [Statement of work](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/technology-media-and-telecommunications-it-contracts/us-statement-of-work.md) | Agreement | Yellow | Statement of work for services under a master agreement: scope, milestones, fees and acceptance.… |

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.*