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AI and Data

What Should an AI Use Policy for Lawyers Include?

A written policy that tells lawyers and staff which AI tools they may use, what information they may put into them and how output must be reviewed.

Legal Tech GlossaryBy The Circle Desk

Why It Matters

An AI use policy is usually the first piece of AI governance a firm or legal team writes. Clients increasingly ask to see one in outside counsel guidelines and RFPs. Legal Tech Circle's Buyer's Toolkit includes a plain-English template.

Related Terms

AI governance
The policies, approvals, training and monitoring an organization uses to decide which AI tools people may use, for what, and how the results are checked.
AI disclosure
Telling a court, a client or another party that AI was used to prepare a document or deliver a service.
Zero data retention
A vendor commitment that prompts and documents sent to an AI model are not stored after processing and are not used for training.

General information, not legal advice. Part of the Legal Tech Glossary, 173 terms in plain English.