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title: "Using generative AI in North Dakota legal practice: ethics checklist"
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# Using generative AI in North Dakota legal practice: ethics checklist

> Checklist of what North Dakota's own sources say about lawyers using generative AI: the court system's June 2026 public notice permits AI, needs no disclosure solely because AI was used, and requires lawyers to verify…

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Law stated as at: 2026-11-08

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Checklist of what North Dakota's own sources say about lawyers using generative AI: the court system's June 2026 public notice permits AI, needs no disclosure solely because AI was used, and requires lawyers to verify every authority.

## Key facts

- Kind: Checklist. Steps or checks to work through and tick off.
- Practice area: [AI decision systems](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/ai-decision-systems.md)
- Jurisdictions: United States, North Dakota
- AI level: Yellow. You and the tool draft together, with you directing. You check every statement you rely on.
- Law stated as at: 2026-11-08
- Status: Maintained. Checked on 2026-11-08 against the 3 authorities it cites, for United States and North Dakota.

## When to use it

Use when a North Dakota lawyer or firm sets up, audits or trains staff on generative AI use, especially for court filings. The North Dakota Court System's Public Notice on the Use of AI is the main source; there is no bar ethics opinion on AI. Pair it with the firm's citation-checking procedure.

## How AI may be used

A tool may list the firm's AI tools and match them to each point; a lawyer confirms the North Dakota sources are current, decides whether each point is met and signs off.

**AI may:**

- List the firm's AI tools and the matters they are used on, from the firm's own register
- Match each tool to the checklist points and flag points with no control
- Draft staff reminders that quote the named North Dakota sources accurately

**AI must not:**

- Must not mark a point as met, a source as current or a citation as checked
- Must not decide whether a tool's terms protect confidential client information
- Must not add duties that the named sources do not state
- Must not treat this checklist as a substitute for the named sources or for a later opinion, rule or order

**The lawyer checks:**

- The current version of each named North Dakota source has been confirmed
- The forum's local rules, standing orders and the assigned judge's orders have been checked for AI requirements
- Federal court rules and orders have been checked separately for any federal matter
- Each AI tool's terms of use and privacy policy have been read for access to inputs, retention and training use
- Every cited authority in a North Dakota filing has been personally verified by the responsible attorney, as the notice says Rule 3.3 requires

## Authorities

- [North Dakota Court System, Public Notice on the Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) (1 June 2026)](https://www.ndcourts.gov/Media/Default/public-notice/Public-Notice-Regarding-Use-of-AI.pdf)
- [North Dakota Supreme Court, Administrative Order 36: Use of Generative Artificial Intelligence (effective 18 May 2026; court employees)](https://www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndsupctadminorder/36)
- [North Dakota Rules of Professional Conduct, Rule 1.1, Comment 5 (technology)](https://www.ndcourts.gov/legal-resources/rules/ndrprofconduct/1-1)

## Full text and drafting notes

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