Reconcile the documents for a probate or administration application
Key facts
- Human involvement
- YellowClose supervision
- How AI is used
- Compare names, dates, executors and the asset inventory across the supplied documents, and prepare a table of differences for review.
- What the lawyer must review
- Check the original testamentary documents
- Confirm the correct applicant and grant type
- Check the inventory and current filing requirements before completing the application
- Written for / version
- VIC
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Who does what
| Role | What they do |
|---|---|
| Assistance | Potential support includes identifying points for review. Confirm 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
- Trace every relied-on figure to its source, confirm dates and assumptions, and independently recalculate totals or derived amounts.
- Check the current court or regulator requirements, prescribed form and attachments for the intended document and filing.
- Verify the applicable jurisdiction and the version of each relevant law, rule or instrument in force at the material time.
- 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.