Before you file or submit any AI-assisted content in court, follow these safeguards. This guide is designed to help advocates use AI as an assistive tool while keeping human judgment, disclosure, confidentiality, and verification at the center.
AI should support research, drafting, summarization, translation, and preparation. Decisions on law and facts must remain with the court and with the advocate’s professional judgment.
Don’t use AI outputs as the sole basis for claiming conclusions such as findings of fact/law or outcome predictions. Treat AI suggestions as drafts to be verified.
Avoid features or workflows that compute flight risk, recidivism prediction, bail eligibility evaluation, or credibility of parties/witnesses for court purposes.
If your jurisdiction/court rules require disclosure, ensure you declare AI assistance for AI-assisted material in the format expected by that court/portal.
For every case law reference used in pleadings or submissions, confirm: the citation is correct (case, bench, year, citation format), the extracted proposition matches the source judgment/order, and any quotations are faithful to the original text.
If any part of your submission depends on AI-generated reasoning, ensure your final submission is supported by verifiable authorities and clear reasoning you can defend.
Treat attorney-client information and sensitive materials as confidential. Use secure workflows and avoid unnecessary disclosure of privileged data.
Every AI draft must be reviewed by you (or your firm) for accuracy, completeness, consistency with instructions, and procedural correctness—especially for legal provisions, dates, and jurisdictional details.
Keep a clear record of: which judgments/citations were used, what sources were checked, and what changes you made after AI-assisted drafting.
Correct errors, re-check citations, and regenerate only after understanding the failure mode. If needed, fall back to manual research.
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