---
title: "Generative AI incident register for US law firms"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ai-decision-systems/us-ai-incident-register"
type: "precedent"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "a45-us-ai-incident-register"
area_id: "A45"
kind: "form"
ai_level: "yellow"
version: 1
law_stated_as_at: "2026-11-07"
---

# Generative AI incident register for US law firms

> Register of generative AI incidents for a US law firm, linking each to the incident file note, the Rule 1.4 and 1.6 decisions and any court correction, so partners can show the supervision Rules 5.1 and 5.3 require.

Canonical page: https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ai-decision-systems/us-ai-incident-register  
Law stated as at: 2026-11-07

Site index for agents: https://ailawframework.com/llms.txt

## Key facts

- Kind: Form. A form to complete, or a guide to completing an official one.
- Practice area: [AI decision systems](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ai-decision-systems.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-11-07
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-11-07 against the 5 authorities it cites, for United States.

## When to use it

Use alongside the incident file note (a45-us-gai-confidentiality-incident-note) and the firm's generative AI policy. Each file note becomes one register line. Review the register when the policy is reviewed.

## How AI may be used

A tool may summarise entries and trends. A lawyer decides on client communication, any court correction and any state breach-notice duty, and closes each entry.

**AI may:**

- Summarise open entries and repeated causes
- Prepare the review summary table

**AI must not:**

- Must not decide whether the client must be told or a court corrected
- Must not decide whether a state data breach law applies

**The lawyer checks:**

- Whether Rule 1.4 requires telling the client
- Whether Rule 3.3 requires correcting a statement to a tribunal
- Whether a state breach-notification statute or the engagement letter requires notice

## Authorities

- [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)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.4 (Communications)](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_4_communications/)
- [ABA Model Rule 1.6 (Confidentiality of Information)](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_1_6_confidentiality_of_information/)
- [ABA Model Rule 5.1 (Responsibilities of Partners, Managers and Supervisory Lawyers)](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_5_1_responsibilities_of_a_partner_or_supervisory_lawyer/)
- [ABA Model Rule 5.3 (Responsibilities Regarding Nonlawyer Assistance)](https://www.americanbar.org/groups/professional_responsibility/publications/model_rules_of_professional_conduct/rule_5_3_responsibilities_regarding_nonlawyer_assistant/)

## Full text and drafting notes

The full text and the drafting notes are not part of this public page. Signed-in firm accounts can read them at https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ai-decision-systems/us-ai-incident-register and through the signed-in MCP connector https://ailawframework.com/mcp/firm.

*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*